Term for "representative" animal sound?
Is there a term for the sound word associated with a certain type of animal, that is considered the most frequent or usual representation?
e.g. Cat - meow; Duck - quack; Owl - whoo; Frog - ribbit; etc.
Generally, I guess these are all animal onomatopoeias. But wondering if there might be something more exact.
Solution 1:
The word you want is cry.
From Wiktionary,
Noun
Cry (plural cries)
6. (transitive, intransitive, of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
"Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.
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Solution 2:
It seems that the term is simply animal sounds. The study of animal sounds and their effects on living organisms is called bioacoustics.