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单词 birdcall
释义

birdcall

noun

bird·​call ˈbərd-ˌkȯl How to pronounce birdcall (audio)
1
: a device for imitating the cry of a bird
2
: the note or cry of a bird
also : a sound imitative of it

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Before the last silence, with birdcalls in the woodwinds, there is a spell of absolute fulfillment, of all-embracing spiritual warmth. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2019 The artist dresses up as a Hong Kong policeman from the British colonial era, holding a Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, a non-lethal sonic weapon, beaming concentrated sound or birdcalls at his audience. Vivienne Chow, Quartz, 31 Dec. 2019 Every detail, from a broken branch to a birdcall, is part of a larger story that makes sense when told the right way. Ken Geiger, National Geographic, 17 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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