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bird call
or birdcall
noun
- a sound made by a bird.
- a sound imitating that of a bird.
- a device used to imitate the sound of a bird.
bird call
noun
- the characteristic call or song of a bird
- an imitation of this
- an instrument imitating the call of a bird, used esp by hunters or bird-catchers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bird call1
First recorded in 1615–25
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Example Sentences
It ends with Godzilla lured away from Tokyo with a bird call and trapped in a volcano.
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Outside was the silence of the prairie night, broken by an occasional bird call near by.
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It was hardly a moment when, in response to this bird-call, several girls appeared in the opening beyond.
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Certainly it was a pretty fancy to have each member respond to her name by giving the bird call of her group.
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While there sitting they were startled by a shrill bird call from not far behind them.
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To their surprise another bird call some hundreds of yards ahead of them was heard, and after a time it was repeated.
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