…Because of frequent locust infestations in 19th-century America, the word locust has the image of a pest even when referring to ordinary grasshoppers, locusts, and cicadas. In America, grasshoppers of the katydid family are called katydids (catydids), because the sound of these insects sounds like Katy-Did-Katy-Didn't (Katy, Caty is an abbreviation of the female name Katherine, Catherine). In other words, this is one of the few cases in the West where insect sounds are not heard. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "catydid" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…19世紀のアメリカにはたびたび蝗害があったために,locustということばは,ふつうのバッタ,イナゴ,そしてセミをさすときにも〈害虫〉のイメージを伴っている。またアメリカではキリギリス科のものをkatydid(catydid)と称するが,それはこれらの虫の声がKaty‐Did‐Katy‐Didn’tと聞こえるからであるという(Katy,Catyは女性の名Katherine,Catherineの略)。つまりこれは欧米における虫の声の数少ない聞きなしの例であることになる。… ※「catydid」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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