katydid

Any of various orthopteran insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having long antennae and usually a green body, the male of which produces a shrill sound by rubbing together specialized organs on the forewings.

Same as logging-wheels.

An orthopterousinsect of the family Locustidœ of large size, green color, and arboreal habits.

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

A type of grasshopper, scientific name Tettigoniidae.

large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings