Stridulation

Stridulation
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<zu lat. stridulus »zischend, schwirrend, knarrend« u. ↑...ation>
Erzeugung von Lauten bei bestimmten Insekten durch Gegeneinanderstreichen bestimmter beweglicher Körperteile (Zool.).

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