Meanings
plural birdcalls
- Any vocalization of a bird.
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.
2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 43 - An imitation of this cry.
- A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
present singular third person birdcalls · participle present birdcalling · participle past birdcalled · past birdcalled
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French appeau
- appeaudevice used to imitate the cry of a bird
German Vogelruf
- Vogelrufdevice used to imitate the cry of a bird
Spanish reclamo
- reclamodevice used to imitate the cry of a bird
Cite this entry
birdcall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdcall
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