katydid

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K0021900 (kā′tē-dĭd′)n. Any of various orthopteran insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having long antennae and usually a green body, the male of which produces a shrill sound by rubbing together specialized organs on the forewings.

[Imitative of its sound.]

katydid

(ˈkeɪtɪˌdɪd) n (Animals) any typically green long-horned grasshopper of the genus Microcentrum and related genera, living among the foliage of trees in North America[C18: of imitative origin]

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(ˈkeɪ ti dɪd)

n. any of several large, usu. green, long-horned American grasshoppers, the males of which produce a characteristic strident song. [1745–55, Amer.; imitative]

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katydid - large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewingslong-horned grasshopper, tettigoniid - grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the malegenus Microcentrum, Microcentrum - katydidsAnabrus simplex, mormon cricket - large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States

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katydid

katydid,

common name of certain large, singing, winged insectsinsect,
invertebrate animal of the class Insecta of the phylum Arthropoda. Like other arthropods, an insect has a hard outer covering, or exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs. Adult insects typically have wings and are the only flying invertebrates.
..... Click the link for more information. belonging to the long-horned grasshoppergrasshopper,
name applied to almost 9,000 different species of singing, jumping insects in two families of the order Orthoptera. Grasshoppers are long, slender, winged insects with powerful hind legs and strong mandibles, or mouthparts, adapted for chewing.
..... Click the link for more information. family (Tettigoniidae) in the order Orthoptera. Katydids are green or, occasionally, pink and range in size from 1 1-4 to 5 in. (3–12.5 cm) long. Katydids are nocturnal and arboreal; they sing in the evening. The males have song-producing, or stridulating, organs located on their front wings. The females chirp in response to the shrill song of the males, which supposedly sounds like "katy did, katy didn't," hence the name. The song serves a function in courtship, which occurs in late summer. The female lays eggs in the ground or in plant tissue; the eggs hatch in spring. Newly hatched katydids resemble the adults except for their smaller size and lack of wings. Katydids are common in the E United States and are also found in the tropics. They are classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Insecta, order Orthoptera, family Tettigoniidae.

katydid

any typically green long-horned grasshopper of the genus Microcentrum and related genera, living among the foliage of trees in North America

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noun large green long-horned grasshopper of North America

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