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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KATYDID

Of imitative origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KATYDID

katydid  [ˈkeɪtɪˌdɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KATYDID

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Katydid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KATYDID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

katydid

Tettigoniidae

Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids or bush crickets. There are more than 6,400 species. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are more closely related to crickets and weta than to any type of grasshopper. The name is derived from the genus Tettigonia, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1748. Part of the suborder Ensifera, it is the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. Many tettigoniids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves.

Definition of katydid in the English dictionary

The definition of katydid in the dictionary is any typically green long-horned grasshopper of the genus Microcentrum and related genera, living among the foliage of trees in North America.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KATYDID


added
ˈædɪd
branded
ˈbrændɪd
decided
dɪˈsaɪdɪd
did
dɪd
divided
dɪˈvaɪdɪd
embedded
ɪmˈbɛdɪd
expanded
ɪkˈspændɪd
extended
ɪkˈstɛndɪd
guided
ˈɡaɪdɪd
headed
ˈhɛdɪd
hooded
ˈhʊdɪd
included
ɪnˈkluːdɪd
intended
ɪnˈtɛndɪd
loaded
ˈləʊdɪd
minded
ˈmaɪndɪd
provided
prəˈvaɪdɪd
recommended
ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd
recorded
rɪˈkɔːdɪd
rounded
ˈraʊndɪd
studied
ˈstʌdɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KATYDID

katharometer
Katherine
Kathiawar
Kathleen
Kathmandu
katipo
Katla
Katmai
Katmai National Monument
Katmandu
katorga
Katowice
Katrine
Katsina
katsura
Kattegat
Katz
katzenjammer

WORDS THAT END LIKE KATYDID

candid
estrildid
fordid
foredid
gadid
ixodid
madid
outdid
overdid
redid
sordid
splendid
uncandid
undid

Synonyms and antonyms of katydid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «katydid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KATYDID

Find out the translation of katydid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of katydid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «katydid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纺织娘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saltamontes
570 millions of speakers

English

katydid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कथिड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جندب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кузнечик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gafanhoto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

katydid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sauterelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Katydid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laubheuschrecke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キリギリス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

katydid입니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Katydid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loài châu chấu ở my
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

katydid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काटीडीड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katydid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

katydid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

katydid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

katydid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γρύλλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sabel sprinkaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

katydid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

katydid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of katydid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KATYDID»

The term «katydid» is regularly used and occupies the 58.963 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KATYDID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about katydid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KATYDID»

Discover the use of katydid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to katydid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Andean Katydid of the Genus Dichopetala (Orthoptera: ...
straight in its cephalic five-eighths, then arcuately ascending to its junction with the caudal margin of the disk, surface of the lobes narrowly but appreciably concave longitudinally in the intra-marginal third. Tegmina with their greatest length ...
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Polynomial Treatment of Stridulatory File Data from Several ...
NOTULAE. NATURAE. Number 432 of October 2, 1970 The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia A POLYNOMIAL TREATMENT OF STRIDULATORY FILE DATA FROM SEVERAL SPECIES OF THE KATYDID GENUS CERAIA ...
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Katydid's Poems: With a Letter by Jno. Aug. Williams...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Kate Slaughter McKinney, 2011
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Phylogenetic Structure of Katydid (Orthoptera: ...
I explored the phylogenentic relationships of katydid (Orthoptera:Tettigoniidae) communities in three habitats (prairie, pasture, old field) in northeast Missouri.
Katherine H. Frederick, 2006
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A Guide to the Katydids of Australia
food habits 16–17 frontalis, Metaballus 119, 120 Frosty Grass Mecopode 151 fungi 23 Garden Katydid 165–6 genitalia 9 Giant Australian Grass Straddler 122– 3 Giant Green Gumleaf Katydid 61 Giant Gumleaf Katydid 62 Giant Katydids 147 –8 ...
David C. Rentz, 2010
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Integrated Pest Management for Stone Fruits
On green fruit, these holes heal over and expand as the fruit grows. Small fruit may become severely distorted, and may resemble fruit injured by green fruit- worms or early-season leafrollers. A forktailed bush katydid nymph is shown here .
University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1999
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A Dictionary of Entomology
SPOTTED KATYDID SPOTTED LEAFHOPPER. that create small areas of contrasting colour or texture. Cf Speckled. 2. Something stained or covered with spots. SPOTTED ALFALFA APHID 1. Therioaphis maculata (Buckton) [Hemiptera : ...
‎2011
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What's Bugging You?: A Fond Look at the Animals We Love to Hate
Katydid, or Did She? While winding my way through Richmond's Bryan Park to negotiate the tangle of branches and twisted trunks left in the wake of Hurricane Isabel, I suddenly came upon the true katydid quietly sitting on an oak stump.
Arthur V. Evans, 2008
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Secret Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos
As McDonnell was developing the Gargoyle as an offensive weapon, it also produced the Katydid, a pulsejet-powered target drone. The U.S. Navy initiated the project in 1942, assigning the designation XTD2D-1 to a series of prototypes.
Bill Yenne, William Yenne
10
Insects of the Great Lakes Region
A male broad-winged bush katydid, Microcentrum rhombifolium (Saussure). ( From Hebard 1934.) undersides. The narrow tegmina are shorter than the hind wings and can be seen protruding from beneath. The broad-winged bush katydid , ...
Gary A. Dunn, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KATYDID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term katydid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Crickets hold a special place in his heart, Singapore News & Top …
He made his first discovery in 2011 with a katydid which he named Asiophlugis temasek. He also named another katydid Arnobia tinae after his ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
Five species of crickets and their close cousins the katydids …
This cone-headed katydid from the Conocephalinae subfamily has a fierce appearance with its brown spotty body and black face, but in reality, ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
Beautiful Science
... which eludes detection with its dead leaf-like appearance, and the Scambophyllum katydid, which is ant-like and black when it is a juvenile ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
4
Delaware regional fishing report
Captain Brent Weist of the Lewes charter Katydid provided his anglers with their limit of 40 flounder on a recent inshore trip, according to Joe ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
5
Grasshoppers Are Pink, Lobsters Are Blue, These Off-Color Animals …
A pink katydid at the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium. (Photo: Jayme Necaise/flickr). Early on in life, we're taught to associate colors ... «Atlas Obscura, Jul 15»
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Wild in the Streets: A 24-Hour Field Guide to New York City
Once considered common throughout New York City, the comforting night song “Katy did, Katy didn't” of the common true katydid had become ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Review: The Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Wide Angle Macro …
Katydid (Tettigoniidae). Handheld, 1/25s, f/22, ISO400, single fill flash. 18918353296_8f9565b76d_z. Red tent spider (Cyrtophora unicolor). «PetaPixel, Jun 15»
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Bats hunt by listening to katydid 'love songs'
A number of bat species find their dinner by listening for specific signals in male katydid mating calls, report researchers. In addition, each bat ... «Futurity: Research News, Jun 15»
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To hunt and eat, bats listen for signals in prey mating calls
Furthermore, the researchers found that each bat species differed in its preference for katydid species, and those preferences were based on ... «Cornell Chronicle, May 15»
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MASTER GARDENER: Katydid damage is only skin deep
The damage occurs in the spring, just after petal fall, when the katydid takes a bite from the tiny immature fruit. As the fruit grows, the damaged ... «Press-Enterprise, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Katydid [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/katydid>. Apr 2024 ».
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