call note

call note
noun
: a note used by a bird or other animal to call another (as its mate or young)

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call note,
the call or cry of a bird or other animal to its mate or its young: »

... the chirping call note of the gecko (Sir Richard Owen). The crossbills may also be detected by the sharp “gik, gik, gik” call note, heard among pine trees, spruce firs, larches, or other conifers (London Times).


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