Meaning Of The Word Stridulate

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What's The Definition Of Stridulate?

stridulate in American English
to make a shrill grating or chirping sound by rubbing certain body parts together, as certain insects do
intransitive verb: to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill

stridulate in British English
verb: (of insects such as the cricket) to produce sounds by rubbing one part of the body against another

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