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# birdsong

«birdsong» in Mova's school dictionary: **The musical sounds that birds make, especially in the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (birdsong — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «birdsong» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.