an animal cry

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The characteristic sound made by an animal.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.