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  2. List of animal sounds - Wikipedia

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    Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns , and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic .

  3. Category:Animal sounds - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Animal sounds" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  4. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  5. Howling - Wikipedia

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    Howling is a vocal form of animal communication seen in most canines, particularly wolves, coyotes, foxes, and dogs, as well as cats and some species of monkeys. [1] [2] Howls are lengthy sustained sounds, loud and audible over long distances, often with some variation in pitch over the length of the sound.

  6. Animal song - Wikipedia

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    Listen to Nature Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine 400 examples of animal songs and calls; Washington U. Mice Songs; Cornell Animal Sound Library (over 300,000 audio recordings from various species of mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, arthropods and reptiles). The British Library Sound Archive has more than 150,000 recordings of 10,000 ...

  7. Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    2 Animal sounds. Toggle Animal sounds subsection. 2.1 Bird sounds. 2.1.1 Domestic birds. 2.1.2 Wild birds. 2.2 Mammal sounds. 2.2.1 Cats and dogs. 2.2.2 Equine sounds.

  8. Purr - Wikipedia

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    Animals purr for a variety of reasons, including to express happiness or fear, and as a defense mechanism. It has also been shown that cats purr to manage pain and soothe themselves. [3] Purring is a soft buzzing sound, similar to a rolled 'r' in human speech, with a fundamental frequency of around 25 Hz. [4]

  9. Bellow (sound) - Wikipedia

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    Bellow /ˈbel.oʊ/ is a type of animal vocalization common amongst bulls and other large animals such as rhinoceros, bison, yak, and red deer. It's a form of roaring and reverberating sound. It's a form of roaring and reverberating sound.