Birdcall \Bird"call`\, n. 1. A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate. 2. An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.
birdcall n 1: the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" [syn: {call}, {birdsong}, {song}] 2: a device for imitating a birdcall