"call note" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: call notes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} call note (plural call notes)
  1. The note naturally used by a male bird to call a female. It is artificially applied by birdcatchers as a decoy.
    Sense id: en-call_note-en-noun--KbWG4qZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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