- birdcall
- noun Date: circa 1625 1. a device for imitating the cry of a bird 2. the note or cry of a bird; also a sound imitative of it
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Birdcall — Bird call , n. 1. A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
birdcall — [bʉrdkôl΄] n. 1. the sound or song of a bird 2. an imitation of this 3. a device for imitating bird sounds * * * bird·call (bûrdʹkôl ) n. 1. The song or cry of a bird. 2. a. An imitation of the song or cry of a bird … Universalium
birdcall — [bʉrdkôl΄] n. 1. the sound or song of a bird 2. an imitation of this 3. a device for imitating bird sounds … English World dictionary
birdcall — noun 1. the characteristic sound produced by a bird a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age • Syn: ↑call, ↑birdsong, ↑song • Derivationally related forms: ↑songster (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
birdcall — imitate a birdcall to do … Combinatory dictionary
birdcall — noun a) The characteristic cry of a bird b) An imitation of this cry … Wiktionary
birdcall — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Angelus bell, alarm, alarum, animal noise, bark, barking, battle cry, bugle call, call, clang, cry, grunt, howl, howling, last post, mating call, moose call, note, rallying cry, rebel yell, reveille,… … Moby Thesaurus
birdcall — n. sound that birds make; instrument that imitates the sound of a bird … English contemporary dictionary
Saint François d'Assise — is a French opera in three acts and eight scenes by composer and librettist Olivier Messiaen, written from 1975 to 1983. It concerns Saint Francis of Assisi, the title character, and displays the composer s devout Catholicism. The world première… … Wikipedia
bell-like call — noun a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell • Hypernyms: ↑birdcall, ↑call, ↑birdsong, ↑song … Useful english dictionary
