bioacoustics

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ acoustics

Noun

bioacoustics (uncountable)

1. A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.
   • 2024, Meghie Rodrigues, “The song of a missing bird may help scientists find it”, in Science News, page 4:

     Scientists have used bioacoustics—a subfield of ecology that relies on sound to make environmental analyses—for studying bats from afar, dolphin communication patters and more.

Derived terms

• bioacoustic / bioacoustical
• bioacoustician

Translations

a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection

• Hungarian: bioakusztika
• Polish: bioakustyka (pl) f
• Tagalog: haytunugan