mating call
mating call · mating calls
Paarungsruf, Balzruf
A sound made by an animal to attract a member of the opposite sex for breedingA sound made by an animal to attract a member of the opposite sex for breeding.
» The male cicadas are making all the racket — a mating call produced by vibrating membranes in their abdomens.
Meaning
1 sensesA sound made by an animal to attract a member of the opposite sex for breeding.
Paarungsruf, Balzruf
Examples
2 sentencesThe male cicadas are making all the racket — a mating call produced by vibrating membranes in their abdomens.
I entice the enemy by imitating the mating call of a human female: "Ah, I'm so lonely, so lonely!"
ruЯ заманиваю врага, подражая зову человеческой самки: «Ах, я так одинока, так одинока!» — Ooneykcall
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
cry for attracting others to mate with:
Forms
plural: mating calls| Singular | mating call |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsmating cry