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Etymology
1838, from earlier term term|stridulous; from L. term|stridulus �giving a shrill sound, creaking,� from term|stridere �to utter an inarticulate sound, grate, creak�.

Noun
en-noun

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

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