BIRDCALL

birdcall

(noun) a device for imitating a birdcall

birdcall, call, birdsong, song

(noun) the characteristic sound produced by a bird; “a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

birdcall (plural birdcalls)

Any vocalisation of a bird.

An imitation of this cry.

A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.

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.

Anagrams

• call bird

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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