katydid

[key-tee-did] /ˈkeɪ ti dɪd/
noun
1.
any of several large, usually green, American long-horned grasshoppers, the males of which produce a characteristic song.
Origin
1745-55, Americanism; imitative
Examples from the web for katydid
  • The bug's strong back legs can propel the katydid into the air.
  • Closer inspection reveals a gorgeous, strikingly marked katydid hiding among the foliage.
  • The katydid is a leaflike insect which camouflages on leaves.
British Dictionary definitions for katydid

katydid

/ˈkeɪtɪˌdɪd/
noun
1.
any typically green long-horned grasshopper of the genus Microcentrum and related genera, living among the foliage of trees in North America
Word Origin
C18: of imitative origin
Word Origin and History for katydid
n.

insect of the locust family (Microsentrum rhombifolium), 1784, American English (perhaps first used by John Bartram), imitative of the stridulous sound the male makes when it rubs its front wings together. The sound itself is more accurately transcribed from 1751 as catedidist.