tree cricket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tree cricket
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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A male and a female tree cricket on a plant.
From Science Daily
For better or for worse, female tree crickets tend to prioritize two traits in their mates: loudness and size.
From New York Times
The tree cricket can’t eke out many decibels on its puny, papery wings.
From New York Times
Though this is somewhat less accurate for field crickets than for his purported study species, the snowy tree cricket, his “Cricket as a Thermometer” study revealed a formula that can be simplified for practical use.
From New York Times
The word cicada means “tree cricket” in classical Greek.
From Salon
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