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birdsong

noun

Etymology

From bird + song.

  1. derived from *sengʷʰ-✻ — “to sing”
  2. inherited from *sangwaz✻ — “singing, song”
  3. inherited from *sangu✻
  4. inherited from sang
  5. inherited from song
  6. compounded as birdsong — “bird + song”

Definitions

  1. Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.

  2. A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with…

    A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.

  3. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA