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stridulate(dictionary)

stridulate (iou)



stridulate verb intrans. M19.
[French striduler, from Latin stridulus: see STRIDULOUS, -ATE3.]
Make a harsh, grating, or shrill noise; spec. (of an insect etc.) produce sound by rubbing a part of the body against another.
stridulant adjective (rare) = STRIDULOUS M19.
stridu'lation noun the action of stridulating; the stridulous noise produced by certain insects etc.: M19.
stridulator noun an insect etc. that stridulates; the organ of an insect etc. that produces stridulation: L19.
stridulatory adjective pertaining to, causing, or caused by stridulation; capable of stridulating: M19.
stridulent adjective = STRIDULOUS L19.