BIRDCALL
Dictionary entry overview: What does birdcall mean?
• BIRDCALL (noun)
The noun BIRDCALL has 2 senses:
1. the characteristic sound produced by a bird
2. a device for imitating a birdcall
Familiarity information: BIRDCALL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BIRDCALL (noun)
Meaning:
The characteristic sound produced by a bird
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
birdcall; birdsong; song; call
Context example:
a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
Hypernyms ("birdcall" is a kind of...):
animal communication (communication between animals (of the same species))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "birdcall"):
bell-like call (a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell)
two-note call (a birdcall having two notes)
Meaning:
A device for imitating a birdcall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("birdcall" is a kind of...):
acoustic device (a device for amplifying or transmitting sound)