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BIRDCALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device for imitating a birdcall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("birdcall" is a kind of...):
acoustic device (a device for amplifying or transmitting sound)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The characteristic sound produced by a bird
Example:
a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
Synonyms:
birdcall; birdsong; call; song
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("birdcall" is a kind of...):
animal communication (communication between animals (of the same species))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "birdcall"):
bell-like call (a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell)
two-note call (a birdcall having two notes)
