tree cricket
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- noun
- /tri ˈkrɪkɪt/
- US
:
grillo de árbol
- At night, the loud chorus of the tree cricket fills the summer air.
- tree crickets chirp
- snowy tree cricket
Examples
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During summer evenings, I often sit on the porch listening to tree crickets chirping in the trees nearby.
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The distinctive call of the tree cricket is a sign that warmer weather is on the way.
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A tree cricket landed on the window, its transparent wings shimmering in the light.
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Scientists studied the calling patterns of the tree cricket in the forest canopy.
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The tree cricket chirped loudly in the evening.
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I heard a tree cricket outside my window last night.
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At night, the sounds of tree crickets filled the air, creating a natural symphony that was soothing to hear.
Synonyms
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A small jumping insect whose male makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wings together
A small pale yellow cricket that lives in trees across North America and sings at night
A small pale yellow insect that lives on trees and makes a soft high sound
A group of crickets that live in trees and make musical chirps
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'tree cricket' denotes a cricket associated with trees, so its meaning is directly derivable from 'tree' (habitat) + 'cricket' (insect). This noun-noun modification is a common, transparent compositional pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand.
Etymology
The name tree cricket comes from a small cricket that lives in trees and makes a clear 'song' at night. Because it lives in the branches and sings from the trees, people called it a tree cricket, so today the name means that pale cricket that lives in trees and makes a musical call.