mating call

collocation in English

meaningsofmateandcall

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mate
noun[C]
uk
/meɪt/us
/meɪt/
an animal's ...
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call
noun
uk
/kɔːl/us
/kɑːl/
the act of using ...
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(Definition ofmateandcallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has a very loud, harshmatingcall.
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It may also utter a repetitive single-syllablematingcall.
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Thematingcallis a series of fast clicks.
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During the rainy season, males give off a brief whistle as amatingcall.
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The lure itself will be a tape recording of the locustmatingcall.
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The noisy breathing may be a form of amatingcall.
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Males make amatingcallof clear, resonant tones which may carry for more than.
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Matingcallperformed during courtship display flights "orr, orr, orr, pist".
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Thematingcallsounds like a high-pitched, penetrating, nasal, sheep-like bleat.
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When they find water, the males produce amatingcallthat attracts female toads.
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Itsmatingcallsounds like the single note of a plucked banjo.
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Itsmatingcallis a very loud, harsh chirping noise repeated many times, very fast.
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This may be used as a warning, amatingcallor for any other purpose.
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A noise similar to a bark is used as amatingcall.
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Male finches use their songs, in part, as amatingcall.
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His own favourite recording in the archive he created was of thematingcallof the haddock.
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Thematingcallof the male is regarded as a heralding sign of the traditional new year.
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The males make a unique, loud,matingcallthat give them their name: cha-cha-la-ca.
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For example a male tree cricket will produce amatingcallat a specific range of frequencies.
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Territorial call sounds like a croak it is deeper than thematingcalland for longer periods of time.
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The gecko'smatingcallsounds like a shortened bird chirping which attracts males, when they are nearby.
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At dawn in the spring, the males strut around in a traditional area and display whilst making a highly distinctivematingcall.
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They use a subtlematingcallto attract females or to announce to other males that they are in the area.
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They found that although each species has its own optimalmatingcall, the repetition rate of chirp syllables was the single most important parameter.
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The male has a distinctive cracklingmatingcall; the female is rather silent for a female duck, but can manage a feeble "quack".
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