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（昆虫, 尤指雄性蟋蟀或蚱蜢用摩擦腿、翅或其他部位时）发出刺耳声。
派生词
stridulant
adjectivestridulation
nounstridulatory
adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: from French striduler, from Latin stridulus 'creaking', from the verb stridere.