alarm call

noun

An auditory or other signal used by an animal to warn conspecifics of an approaching predator.

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wake-up call
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Meanings

nounalarm call (plural alarm calls)

plural alarm calls

  1. biologyAn auditory or other signal used by an animal to warn conspecifics of an approaching predator.
  2. UKSynonym of wake-up call (“an alert caused by a dramatic event”).

    Synonyms: wake-up call

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of wake-up call (“an alert caused by a dramatic event”).

Similar
wake-up call
Also see
wake-up call
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APA

alarm call. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarm%20call

MLA

“alarm call.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarm%20call. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alarm call,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarm%20call.

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