bird call

or birdcall


noun
  1. a sound made by a bird.

  2. a sound imitating that of a bird.

  1. a device used to imitate the sound of a bird.

Origin of bird call

1
First recorded in 1615–25

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British Dictionary definitions for bird call

bird call

noun
  1. the characteristic call or song of a bird

  2. an imitation of this

  1. an instrument imitating the call of a bird, used esp by hunters or bird-catchers

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