bioacoustics

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Etymology

From bio- +‎ acoustics.

Noun

bioacoustics (uncountable)

  1. A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.
    • 2024, Meghie Rodrigues, “The song of a missing bird may help scientists find it”, in Science News, page 4:
      Scientists have used bioacoustics—a subfield of ecology that relies on sound to make environmental analyses—for studying bats from afar, dolphin communication patters and more.

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