noun
Meaning 1
Any vocalization of a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
birdcall
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
Meaning 2
An imitation of this cry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To imitate the cry of a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a device for imitating a birdcall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acoustic device
noun
Meaning 6
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: call, birdsong, song
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: animal communication
Narrower terms: bell-like call, two-note call
History
Etymology
From bird + call.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: appeau — device used to imitate the cry of a bird
- German: Vogelruf — device used to imitate the cry of a bird
- Spanish: reclamo — device used to imitate the cry of a bird
- Walloon: apele — device used to imitate the cry of a bird