echolocate
verb[I]
uk/ˌek.əʊ.ləʊˈkeɪt/us/ˌek.oʊˈloʊ.keɪt/(ofanimals) tofindthe way usingecholocation(=soundwaves):
（动物）回声定位We arestudyingtheintricatementalcircuitrythatallowsbatsto echolocate.我们正在研究能使蝙蝠做回声定位的复杂脑回路。
Humpbacks don't echolocate but might usetheirownsoundstohelpavoidlargeobjects.座头鲸不会回声定位，但可能会使用自己的声音来协助自己避开大型物体。
See
echolocation
- Baleenwhalesseemnot toactivelyecholocate,althoughthey arecapableofproducingshortpulsesofsound.
- Oliver (1978)demonstratedthat agreyseallearnedto usesoundtonavigate,althoughhe did notfindthat thesealecholocated.
- Theirinabilityto echolocate overlongerdistancescontributestotheirfrequencyofnetentanglement.
Sound & its properties
- acoustic
- acoustically
- anechoic
- aurally
- decibel
- diapason
- echo
- echo chamber
- high definition
- monaural
- monaurally
- mono
- reverberate
- silken
- sonic
- sonority
- soundproof
- soundproofing
- thunder
- trill
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Animal (non-human) behaviour