How to pronounce katydid
American English pronunciation
KAY-tee-did
- IPA
- /ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/
- Syllables
- KAY · tee · did (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What katydid means
A green insect like a grasshopper whose call sounds like its name
In a sentence: On summer nights, a katydid in the oak tree kept chirping its scratchy song.
Where it comes from: It is named for the sound it makes, which people heard as katy did, katy did.
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