KATE
Kate, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The brambling finch.
KATHETAL
Kath"e*tal, a. Etym: [Gr. Cathetus.] (Math.)
Defn: Making a right angle; perpendicular, as two lines or two sides of a triangle, which include a right angle.
KATHETOMETER
Kath`e*tom"e*ter, n.
Defn: Same as Cathetometer.
KATTIMUNDOO
Kat`ti*mun"doo, n.
Defn: A caoutchouc like substance obtained from the milky juice of the East Indian Euphorbia Kattimundoo. It is used as a cement.
KATYDID
Ka"ty*did`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustidæ, common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name.