Meanings
nounmating call (plural mating calls)
plural mating calls
- A sound made by an animal to attract a member of the opposite sex for breeding.
Synonyms: mating cry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sound made by an animal to attract a member of the opposite sex for breeding.
Similar
mating cry
Translations
Danish parringsskrig
- parringsskrigcry for attracting others to mate with
Dutch paarroep
- paarroepcry for attracting others to mate with
Finnish soidinkutsu, parittelukutsu
- soidinkutsucry for attracting others to mate with
- parittelukutsucry for attracting others to mate with
French chant nuptial
- chant nuptialcry for attracting others to mate with
German Paarungsruf, Balzruf
- Paarungsrufcry for attracting others to mate with
- Balzrufcry for attracting others to mate with
Italian richiamo d'amore
- richiamo d'amorecry for attracting others to mate with
Polish krzyk godowy
- krzyk godowycry for attracting others to mate with
Swedish parningsrop, parningsläte
- parningsropcry for attracting others to mate with
- parningslätecry for attracting others to mate with
- lockropcry for attracting others to mate with
Cite this entry
APA
mating call. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mating%20call
MLA
“mating call.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mating%20call. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mating call,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mating%20call.
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