Birdcall
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any vocalization of a bird.
"If all the introduced species were somehow miraculously removed, I seriously doubt whether many native species would be able to fill their niche and our cities would fall silent of birdcalls - lyrebirds aren't really into feeding on human refuse."
- 2 a device for imitating a birdcall wordnet
- 3 An imitation of this cry.
- 4 the characteristic sound produced by a bird wordnet
- 5 A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
Verb
- 1 To imitate the cry of a bird. rare
Example
More examples"If all the introduced species were somehow miraculously removed, I seriously doubt whether many native species would be able to fill their niche and our cities would fall silent of birdcalls - lyrebirds aren't really into feeding on human refuse."
Etymology
From bird + call.
Related phrases
More for "birdcall"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.