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birdcall
CIDE DICTIONARY
birdcall, n.
- A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate. [1913 Webster]
- An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
birdcall
Angelus, Angelus bell, alarm, alarum, animal noise, bark, barking, battle cry, bugle call, call, clang, cry, grunt, howl, howling, last post, mating call, moose call, note, rallying cry, rebel yell, reveille, stridulation, summons, taps, trumpet call, ululation, war cry, whistle, woodnoteFor further exploring for "birdcall" in Webster Dictionary Online