stridulation

== English == === Etymology === 1838, from earlier term stridulous; from Latin strīdulus (“giving a shrill sound, creaking”), from strīdō (“utter a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, grate, hiss”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === stridulation (countable and uncountable, plural stridulations) A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together. ==== Related terms ==== stridulate stridulous ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stʁi.dy.la.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === stridulation f (plural stridulations) stridulation ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “stridulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012