"mating call" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mating calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mating call (plural mating calls)
  1. A sound made by an animal to attract a member of the opposite sex for breeding. Synonyms: mating cry Translations (cry for attracting others to mate with): paarroep [masculine] (Dutch), soidinkutsu (Finnish), parittelukutsu (Finnish), chant nuptial [masculine] (French), Paarungsruf [masculine] (German), Balzruf (english: birds) [masculine] (German), richiamo d'amore [masculine] (Italian), krzyk godowy [masculine] (Polish), parningsrop [neuter] (Swedish), parningsläte [neuter] (Swedish), lockrop [neuter] (Swedish)

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