"subsong" meaning in English

See subsong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subsongs [plural]
Etymology: sub- + song Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|song}} sub- + song Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} subsong (countable and uncountable, plural subsongs)
  1. (ornithology) A sequence of sounds uttered by a young bird before it has learned to produce normal birdsong. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ornithology

Inflected forms

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