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# birdsong

noun (birdsong — uncountable)

«birdsong» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The musical sounds that birds make, especially in the early morning and in spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons birdsong helps identify birds and shows how birds mark their territory and attract a mate. In poetry and stories it creates a calm, peaceful mood or tells the reader it is morning. Phrases: «the dawn chorus» (lots of birdsong at sunrise).

### Examples

- We woke to birdsong outside the tent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/#x1)
- The dawn chorus is full of birdsong in May. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/#x2)
- We recorded birdsong in the school garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/#x3)
- A blackbird's birdsong is loud and sweet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/#x4)
- The poem was about birdsong after rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/#x5)
- You can identify birds by their birdsong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/#x6)
- The quiet woods were filled with birdsong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/#x7)

### Note

Usually uncountable: «birdsong», «some birdsong», not «a birdsong». Written as one word. Scientists separate «songs» (long, musical) from «calls» (short sounds, like alarms).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «birdsong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«birdsong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/birdsong.html) on Mova free.