A sound or sequence of sounds made by the vocal organs of a bird; spec. a recognizable and often unvarying sequence of notes uttered by a male…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > song (32) songeOE A sound or sequence of sounds made by the vocal organs of a bird; spec. a recognizable and often unvarying sequence of notes uttered by a male… lay13.. poetic. Applied to the song of birds. notec1330 The song or melodious call of a bird. Cf. senses 7b, 9. Chiefly literary and poetic in later use. shouting1508 Applied to the song of birds. Obsolete. record1582 The song of a bird. Cf. record, v.1 3. Obsolete. charm1587 Song or singing. of a bird. roundelay1588 A bird's song. ramage?1614 The song or cry of birds. Now rare. ornithology1655 A treatise on birdsong. Obsolete. jerk1675 A brief phrase of song uttered by a songbird. Obsolete. birdsong1834 vocalization by one or more birds; esp. such vocalization likened to a musical performance; cf. song, n.1 3a. roll1933 A type of song sung by a songbird, characterized by the presence of a rolling r. Also more generally: a trill. Subcategories:— singing (8) — united sound of (2) — part of (6) — time of or defined by time (4) |
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