rraup

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noun

An alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of an eagle.

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Meanings

nounrraup (plural rraups)

plural rraups

  1. An alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of an eagle.

    Vervet monkeys have several different sorts of call, including "leopard alarm barks," "eagle rraups," and "snake chutters" (Struhsaker, 1967).

    1985, Alison Jolly, The Evolution of Primate Behavior, page 75
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    The vervet's main claim to fame, however, lies in its alarm calls, in which it distinguishes between different types of predator: a chutter warns of the presence of a snake; a rraup is uttered when an eagle is spotted; a chirp is used for lions[…]

    1995, Stanisław Puppel, The Biology of Language, page 3

Origin

Imitative.

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