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STRIDULATION

\stɹˌɪdjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən], \stɹˌɪdjʊlˈe‍ɪʃən], \s_t_ɹ_ˌɪ_d_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of STRIDULATION

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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.
The noise itself.

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