Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birdcall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bird-call
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any vocalization of a bird.

noun

An imitation of this cry.

noun

A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.

verb

To imitate the cry of a bird.

Example Sentences

"If all the introduced species were somehow miraculously removed, I seriously doubt whether many native species would be able to fill their niche and our cities would fall silent of birdcalls - lyrebirds aren't really into feeding on human refuse."

Etymology

From bird + call.

Inflected Forms

birdcalls (plural) birdcalls (present, singular) birdcalling (participle, present) birdcalled (participle, past) birdcalled (past)

Derived Forms

birdcaller

Phrases

bird song

Frequently Paired Words

bird song

Synonyms

call birdsong song

Questions

What does birdcall mean?: Any vocalization of a bird.
Where does birdcall come from?: From bird + call.

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