Echeme
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛk.iːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Echeme is a noun meaning (bioacoustics, entomology) A unit of sound produced by insects that can be broken down into multiple physically more basic sound units (syllables).
Meaning
(bioacoustics, entomology) A unit of sound produced by insects that can be broken down into multiple physically more basic sound units (syllables).
Example Sentences
In sunlight, echemes are shorter, but echeme intervals are longer.
This new term, then, is echeme, defined as: a first-order assemblage of syllables.
The general pattern of the low-frequency sweep is repeated in each echeme and does not appear to change as the insect matures[…].
[T]he echemes of yersini have a uniform sound, lacking the 'metallic' unevenness characteristic of the echeme-sequences of biguttulus.
Word Forms
- echemes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chirp, chirplet, chirrup, chirper, churm, cheep.
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