contact call

noun

A call made between birds in a flock or a pair in order to maintain contact with one another when foraging, flying, etc.

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Meanings

nouncontact call (plural contact calls)

plural contact calls

  1. biologyA call made between birds in a flock or a pair in order to maintain contact with one another when foraging, flying, etc.
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