birdcall

English

Etymology

bird +‎ call

Noun

birdcall (plural birdcalls)

1. The characteristic cry of a bird.
2. An imitation of this cry.
3. A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.

Translations

device used to imitate the cry of a bird

• French: appeau (fr) m
• German: Vogelruf (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: reclamo (es) m
• Walloon: apele (wa) f

Verb

birdcall (third-person singular simple present birdcalls, present participle birdcalling, simple past and past participle birdcalled)

1. (rare) To imitate the cry of a bird.

Derived terms

• birdcaller

See also

• bird song

Anagrams

• call bird