bioacoustics

bioacoustics
The science dealing with the effects of sound fields or mechanical vibrations on living organisms.

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bio·acous·tics -ə-'küs-tiks n pl but sing in constr a branch of science that deals with the relation between living things and sound

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bio·acous·tics (bi″o-ə-kooґstiks) the science dealing with the communicating sounds made by animals.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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