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stridulate (iou) and Perseus (medicine)


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.

Perseus (medicine)


perseus


1. A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danae, who slew the Gorgon Medusa.

2. <astronomy> A consellation of the northern hemisphere, near Taurus and Cassiopea. It contains a star cluster visible to the naked eye as a nebula.

Origin: L, from Gr.

Source: Websters Dictionary