Definition of stridulation Stridulation

strid•u•la•tion

We found 7 definitions of stridulation from 5 different sources.

What does stridulation mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: stridulations

stridulation - a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together

noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"

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Wiktionary

stridulation (Noun)
A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

stridulation (n.)
The act of stridulating.
stridulation (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.
stridulation (n.)
The noise itself.