stridulus

3 English words descend from Latin stridulus, most common first.

stridulateTo make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.
stridulationA high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
stridulousEmitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound.

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