Meanings
birdsong1
nounbirdsong (countable and uncountable, plural birdsongs)
plural birdsongs · alternative bird song
- countableuncountableVocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
First a solitary blackbird started up, and soon the whole forest was alive with birdsong.
1 more example
The newleaf evening was warm, and the camp was filled with birdsong, as though even the birds were thankful for the warmth and new life that had sprung in the forest.
2009, Erin Hunter [pseudonym; Erin Hunter Team], Warriors Super Edition: Bluestar's Prophecy, page 215 - countableuncountablebiologyA vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.
Birdsong2
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鳥鳴 /鸟鸣
- 鳥鳴 /鸟鸣 (niǎomíng)musical sound made by a bird
Czech ptačí zpěv, píseň
- ptačí zpěvmusical sound made by a bird
- píseňmusical sound made by a bird
- cvrlikánímusical sound made by a bird
Danish fuglesang, sang
- fuglesangmusical sound made by a bird
- sangmusical sound made by a bird
Dutch vogelzang
- vogelzangmusical sound made by a bird
Esperanto birdkanto
- birdkantomusical sound made by a bird
Finnish linnunlaulu
- linnunlaulumusical sound made by a bird
French chant, chant d’oiseau
- chantmusical sound made by a bird
- chant d’oiseaumusical sound made by a bird
German Vogelsang, Vogelgesang
- Vogelsangmusical sound made by a bird
- Vogelgesangmusical sound made by a bird
Greek κελάηδισμα, κελάηδημα
- κελάηδισμα (keláidisma)musical sound made by a bird
- κελάηδημα (keláidima)musical sound made by a bird
- κελάδημα (keládima)musical sound made by a bird
Hungarian madárdal, madárfütty
- madárdalmusical sound made by a bird
- madárfüttymusical sound made by a bird
Icelandic fuglasöngur
- fuglasöngurmusical sound made by a bird
Irish ceiliúr éan
- ceiliúr éanmusical sound made by a bird
Japanese さえずり
- さえずり (saezuri)musical sound made by a bird
Māori waraki, korihitanga
- warakimusical sound made by a bird
- korihitangamusical sound made by a bird
- korihimusical sound made by a bird
- kōrihirihimusical sound made by a bird
- te waha o Tānemusical sound made by a bird
Norwegian Bokmål fuglesang
- fuglesangmusical sound made by a bird
Polish trel, tryl
- trelmusical sound made by a bird
- trylmusical sound made by a bird
Portuguese canto, assobio
- cantomusical sound made by a bird
- assobiomusical sound made by a bird
Russian пе́ние, трель
- пе́ние (pénije)musical sound made by a bird
- трель (trelʹ)musical sound made by a bird
- пти́чий ще́бет (ptíčij ščébet)musical sound made by a bird
Scottish Gaelic ceilearadh, ceilearadh nan eun
- ceilearadhmusical sound made by a bird
- ceilearadh nan eunmusical sound made by a bird
Slovak pieseň
- pieseňmusical sound made by a bird
Spanish reclamo
- reclamomusical sound made by a bird
Swedish fågelsång, sång
- fågelsångmusical sound made by a bird
- sångmusical sound made by a bird
- fåglalåtmusical sound made by a bird
Turkish ötüş
- ötüşmusical sound made by a bird
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
birdsong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdsong
MLA
“birdsong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdsong. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birdsong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdsong.
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