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English
Etymology
From bird + call.
Noun
birdcall (plural birdcalls)
- Any vocalisation of a bird.
2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 43:If all the introduced species were somehow miraculously removed, I seriously doubt whether many native species would be able to fill their niche and our cities would fall silent of birdcalls - lyrebirds aren't really into feeding on human refuse.
- An imitation of this cry.
- A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
Translations
vocalisation of a bird
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device used to imitate the cry of a bird
Verb
birdcall (third-person singular simple present birdcalls, present participle birdcalling, simple past and past participle birdcalled)
- (rare) To imitate the cry of a bird.
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