stridulate
verb (used without object)
to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
stridulator
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a word derived from
stridulate.
Example Sentences
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Scolytus has lately been described by Dr. Chapman as a stridulator, in the 'Entomologist's Monthly Magazine,' vol. vi. p.
From The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
Scolytus has lately been described by Mr. Algen as a stridulator, in the ‘Edinburgh Monthly Magazine,’ 1869, Nov., p.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Charles Darwin
