About The Word Birdcall

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Birdcall

Birdcall Meaning & Definition
Birdcall Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Birdcall?

[n] a device for imitating a birdcall
[n] the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Birdcall: birdsong | call | song

Related Terms | Find terms related to Birdcall: alarm | alarum | Angelus | Angelus bell | animal noise | bark | barking | battle cry | bugle call | call | clang | cry | grunt | howl | howling | last post | mating call | moose call | note | rallying cry | rebel yell | reveille | stridulation | summons | taps | trumpet call | ululation | war cry | whistle | woodnote

See Also | acoustic device | animal communication

Birdcall In Webster's Dictionary

\Bird"call`\, n. 1. A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate. 2. An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.

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