Katydid
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A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllusconcavus) of the family Locustidæ, common in the United States. Themales have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings.During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make apeculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination Katy-did,whence the name.
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