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call-shy

call-shy adjective: of an animal, not responsive to imitated calls made by a hunter.

Adjective

call-shy (comparative more call-shy, superlative most call-shy)

  1. Of an animal, not responsive to imitated calls made by a hunter.

Forms of call-shy

comparativemore call-shy
superlativemost call-shy

Questions about call-shy

What does call-shy mean?
Call-shy means of an animal, not responsive to imitated calls made by a hunter.
What part of speech is call-shy?
Call-shy is an adjective.

Words near call-shy in the dictionary

  1. call-offs
  2. call-out
  3. call-out culture
  4. call-outs
  5. call-response
  6. call-shy
  7. call-sign
  8. call-signs
  9. call-to-arms
  10. call-up
  11. call-ups

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