"bird chorus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bird choruses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bird chorus (plural bird choruses)
  1. The collective singing and vocalising of birds. Categories (topical): Animal sounds Hyponyms: dawn chorus
    Sense id: en-bird_chorus-en-noun-jbTO~96r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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