bioacoustics

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bioacoustics

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From bio- + acoustics.

noun

  1. uncountable A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection. 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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noun a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection

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@misc{bioacoustics_2026,
  title = {bioacoustics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bioacoustics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}