"birdcall" meaning in All languages combined

See birdcall on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: birdcalls [plural]
Etymology: bird + call Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bird|call}} bird + call Head templates: {{en-noun}} birdcall (plural birdcalls)
  1. Any vocalisation of a bird.
    Sense id: en-birdcall-en-noun-RVRjO-Yg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 11 29 30
  2. An imitation of this cry.
    Sense id: en-birdcall-en-noun-5uTc-2g0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 11 29 30
  3. A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds. Translations (device used to imitate the cry of a bird): appeau [masculine] (French), Vogelruf [masculine] (German), reclamo [masculine] (Spanish), apele [feminine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-birdcall-en-noun-D5fQmjeR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 11 29 30 Disambiguation of 'device used to imitate the cry of a bird': 8 12 80

Verb [English]

Forms: birdcalls [present, singular, third-person], birdcalling [participle, present], birdcalled [participle, past], birdcalled [past]
Etymology: bird + call Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bird|call}} bird + call Head templates: {{en-verb}} birdcall (third-person singular simple present birdcalls, present participle birdcalling, simple past and past participle birdcalled)
  1. (rare) To imitate the cry of a bird. Tags: rare Derived forms: birdcaller Related terms: bird song
    Sense id: en-birdcall-en-verb-xmgOgkao Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 11 29 30

Inflected forms

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