active echolocation

noun

The technique of using a sound that an organism produces in order to learn its surroundings by interpreting the echoes that bounce back.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The technique of using a sound that an organism produces in order to learn its surroundings by interpreting the echoes that bounce back.
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APA

active echolocation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20echolocation

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“active echolocation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20echolocation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “active echolocation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20echolocation.

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