Noun
mating call (plural mating calls)
A sound made by an animal to attract a member of the opposite sex for breeding.
It is remarkable indeed how we human beings are capable of delighting in the mating call of a flower while we are surrounded by the charred carcasses of our fellow animals. Mohsin Hamid
BOSTON - A Boston police officer used an electronic mating call Monday to help capture a peacock that had escaped from a nearby zoo. Source: Internet
BOSTON (AP) – A Boston police officer used an electronic mating call on Monday to help capture a peacock that had escaped from a nearby zoo. Source: Internet
Prairie dogs also have a mating call which consists of a set of 2 to 25 barks with a 3- to 15-second pause between each one. Source: Internet
The croaking ability is a distinguishing characteristic of sciaenids. citation The croaking mechanism is used by males as a mating call in some species. Source: Internet
This special form of a mating call is confined to fireflies (Lampyridae) by the use of abdominal light-producing organs. Source: Internet