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bird call

or bird·call

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noun

a sound made by a bird.
a sound imitating that of a bird.
a device used to imitate the sound of a bird.

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Nearby words

birchbark biting, birchen, bircher, bird, bird band, bird call, bird cherry, bird colonel, bird dismount, bird dog, bird face

Origin of bird call

First recorded in 1615–25
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British Dictionary definitions for bird call

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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