
1) Animal sound 2) Noise
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Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of fish, snakes and spiders. The mechanism is typically that of one structure with a well-defined lip, ridge, or nodules (the `scraper` or .....
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• (n.) The act of stridulating. • (n.) The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. • (n.) The noise itself.
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(from the article `animal communication`) ...means of producing audible displays exist, although none match the potential for elaboration found in vocalizations. Many invertebrates produce ... [5 related articles]
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The production of sounds by rubbing two parts of the body together: best known in grasshoppers and other orthopterans.
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The act of stridulating. ... <zoology> Specifically: The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. ... The noise itself. ... The crickets stridulate by rubbing together the strong nervures ...
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Strid`u·la'tion noun The act of stridulating. Specifically:
(Zoology) (a) The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts.
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The production of sounds by rubbing two parts of the body together: best known in grasshoppers and other orthopterans.
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[
n] - a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together
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stridulation 1. A shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing their body parts together. 2. A high-pitched squeaking or chirping sound made by a grasshopper, crickets, cicadas, etc.
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the act of producing sound, usually by rubbing two body parts together.
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noun a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together
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the production of sound by rubbing two ridged surfaces together
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process of making a shrill, grating noise by rubbing together parts of the body
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