Definition of Katidid
Ka"ty*did` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus
concavus) of the family Locustidæ, common in the
United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the
front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males
make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination
Katy-did, whence the name.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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