stridulant
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Strid′ūlātory, stridulant; Strid′ūlous, emitting a harsh creaking sound.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Oryctes, stridulation of; sexual differences in the stridulant organs of.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
Leconte, J.L., on the stridulant organ in the Coprini and Dynastini.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
Janson, E.W., on the proportions of the sexes in Tomicus villosus; on stridulant beetles.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
He dropped across a table, hugging himself, shivering with stridulant, choked laughter.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie
