an animal cry
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The characteristic sound made by an animal.
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- A strange animal cry echoed from the jungle.
- Each species has a unique animal cry used for communication.
- In the dead of night, I was startled by a sudden animal cry.
- The forest was filled with various animal cries after sunset.
- The experienced tracker could identify the species just by its animal cry.
- His scream was more like a wounded animal cry than a human voice.
- The documentary captured the rare animal cry of the snow leopard.
- We heard a faint animal cry and knew something was nearby.
- Is that a bird call or a different type of animal cry?
- The mournful animal cry seemed to hang in the cold mountain air.