Definition of Katydid. Meaning of Katydid. Synonyms of Katydid

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Definition of Katydid

Katydid
Katydid Ka"ty*did`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustid[ae], common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name.

Meaning of Katydid from wikipedia

- Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned...
- American katydid species with the common name of "common true katydid" Katydid may also refer to: Katydids (band), an English pop and rock band USS Katydid (SP-95)...
- Hetaira is a genus of Central and South American bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. *Orthoptera Species File (September 2, 2011) v t e...
- Pterophylla is a genus of true katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about five described species in Pterophylla. Within the Pseudophyllinae...
- Arachnacris corporalis, the giant Malaysian katydid, giant long-legged katydid or giant katydid (not to be confused with Stilpnochlora couloniana, a species...
- The McDonnell TD2D Katydid is a pulsejet-powered American target drone produced by McDonnell Aircraft that entered service with the United States Navy...
- known generally as the western cypress katydid or bald cypress katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found...
- USS Katydid (SP-95) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919. Katydid was built as a civilian...
- The Richtersveld katydid (Africariola longicauda) is a species of katydid that is endemic to the Richtersveld National Park in South Africa. It occurs...
- 1944). "Biological, Taxonomic and Faunistic Studies on the Shield-Back Katydids of the North American Deserts". The American Midland Naturalist. 31 (2)...