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subsong
[ suhb-sawng, -song ]
noun
- an unstructured, often rambling vocalization of low volume heard in young birds and, at the start of the breeding season, in adult birds of certain species.
subsong
/ ˈʌˌɒŋ /
noun
- a subdued form of birdsong modified from the full territorial song and used by some birds esp in courtship
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Parrots learn to speak them soon after birth, during a transitional period of vocalizing equivalent to human baby babbling known as ‘‘subsong,’’ in order to better communicate with members of their own flocks and with other flocks.
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