tettigoniid /ˌtɛtɪˈɡəʊniɪd/ noun1 •Any member of the family Tettigoniidae, the katydids or bush-crickets.Representatives of the Mermithidae are the most common nematode parasites of tettigoniids, however spirurids and more rarely, subulurids and thelastomatids, also occur in some members of this family. — 1975 formstettigoniids