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katydider

katydider
Noun
pl: katydiders

This term is primarily used in North American English to describe specific long-horned grasshoppers. It is an onomatopoeic word, mimicking the rhythmic "ka-ty-did" sound produced by the insect's wings, which early settlers interpreted as the insect saying "I cut a dyke" or "katy did."

In a scientific context, the term is less precise than "bush cricket" or "katydid," but it remains the standard colloquial name in many rural regions of the United States and Canada.

Meanings

Nounkatydider

A large, green, long-antennaed insect of the family Tettigoniidae, known for the loud clicking or chirping sound produced by the males.

I heard a katydider singing in the trees all night long.

Examples

A large green katydider perched on the leaf and blended in perfectly.

A large green katydider perched on the leaf and blended in perfectly.

Listen to that katydider singing in the trees.

Listen to that katydider singing in the trees.

I wonder if that sound is a cricket or a katydider.

I wonder if that sound is a cricket or a katydider.

The katydider jumped from the branch when I tried to touch it.

The katydider jumped from the branch when I tried to touch it.

Look at the length of that katydider antenna.

Look at the length of that katydider antenna.

Trivia

The night air was filled with the rhythmic clicking of a katydider.

The night air was filled with the rhythmic clicking of a katydider.

Is a katydider the same thing as a grasshopper?

Is a katydider the same thing as a grasshopper?

School Life

A lone katydider landed on my shoulder during the hike.

A lone katydider landed on my shoulder during the hike.

Travel

The garden was noisy with the sounds of several katydiders.

The garden was noisy with the sounds of several katydiders.

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