【きりぎりす】

Frequency rank: – (for form キリギリス: 45,256. – 46,118.)
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri)word usually written using kana alone
  2. katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); long-horned grasshopper
  3. cricketarchaism
Forms
  • 【きりぎりす】【キリギリス】
  • 【きりぎりす】【キリギリス】
  • きりぎりす
  • キリギリスFrequency rank: 45,256. – 46,118.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri)
    2. This meaning refers to the specific species of katydid that is native to Japan, known for its distinctive appearance and sound.
    The Japanese katydid is often seen in the autumn.
    The calls of the Japanese katydid are very beautiful.
  2. katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); long-horned grasshopper
    3. This meaning encompasses the broader family of insects to which the Japanese katydid belongs, known for their long antennae and their ability to produce sounds.
    The group of mantids includes various types of katydids.
    Katydids are often found in bushes.
  3. cricket
    4. This meaning is related to the broader usage of the term to describe similar insects, often referred to as crickets, highlighting a common misunderstanding between the two groups.
    When it comes to katydids, they are often confused with crickets.
    Katydids and crickets are similar, but they are different types of insects.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to spot a katydidthe chirping of a katydida katydid chirpshabitat of katydidsobservation of katydidsgreen katydidsummer katydidspecies of katydidsto catch a katydidJapanese katydid
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
  1. ．.
  2. きごう（きごう）．.
  3. ・．.
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