adjective
- relating to or producing a harsh, grating, or chirping sound, especially by rubbing body parts together
Usage: biological; technical
Examples
- The cricket’s stridulatory organs produce its characteristic chirping sound.
- Many grasshoppers have stridulatory structures on their hind legs.
- The stridulatory mechanism allows insects to communicate with potential mates.
- Researchers studied the stridulatory behavior of various beetle species.
- The katydid’s stridulatory calls can be heard throughout the summer evening.
- Entomologists examine stridulatory patterns to identify different insect species.