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Example sentences for "stridulate"

Lexicographically close words:
strided; strident; strides; striding; stridor; stridulating; stridulation; stridulous; strife; strifes
  1. The crickets stridulate by rubbing together the strong nervures of the fore wings.

  2. The green grasshoppers and katydids stridulate by means of special organs at the base of the fore wings.

  3. Many grasshoppers stridulate by rubbing the hind legs across strong nervures on the fore wings.

  4. Note: The crickets stridulate by rubbing together the strong nervures of the fore wings.

  5. In the case of the Heliopathes and Oryctes there can hardly be a doubt that the males stridulate in order to call or to excite the females; but with most beetles the stridulation apparently serves both sexes as a mutual call.

  6. Some species stridulate very loudly, so that when Mr. F.

  7. Beetles stridulate under various emotions, in the same manner as birds use their voices for many purposes besides singing to their mates.

  8. The males of this species (Pachytylus migratorius) whilst coupled with the female stridulate from anger or jealousy, if approached by other males.


  9. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stridulate" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    chirp; creak; crick; grate