English-Thai Dictionary
stridulate
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STRIDULATE
Strid "u *late, v. t. Etym: [See Stridulous. ]
Defn: To make a shrill, creaking noise; specifically (Zoöl.),
Defn: to make a shrill or musical sound, such as is made by the males of many insects.
New American Oxford Dictionary
stridulate
strid u late |ˈstrijəˌlāt ˈstrɪʤəleɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of an insect, esp. a male cricket or grasshopper ) make a shrill sound by rubbing the legs, wings, or other parts of the body together. DERIVATIVES strid u lant |-lənt |adjective, strid u la tion |ˌstrijəˈlāSHən |noun, strid u la to ry |-ləˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French striduler, from Latin stridulus ‘creaking, ’ from the verb stridere.
Oxford Dictionary
stridulate
stridulate |ˈstrɪdjʊleɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of an insect, especially a male cricket or grasshopper ) make a shrill sound by rubbing the legs, wings, or other parts of the body together. DERIVATIVES stridulant adjective, stridulation |-ˈleɪʃ (ə )n |noun, stridulatory adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French striduler, from Latin stridulus ‘creaking ’, from the verb stridere.
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