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rraup

rraup noun: an alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of an eagle.

Noun

rraup (plural rraups)

  1. An alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of an eagle.
    • Vervet monkeys have several different sorts of call, including "leopard alarm barks," "eagle rraups," and "snake chutters" (Struhsaker, 1967).1985, Alison Jolly, The Evolution of Primate Behavior, page 75
    • The vervet's main claim to fame, however, lies in its alarm calls, in which it distinguishes between different types of predator: a chutter warns of the presence of a snake; a rraup is uttered when an eagle is spotted; a chirp is used for lions[…]1995, Stanisław Puppel, The Biology of Language, page 3

Forms of rraup

pluralrraups

Origin of rraup

Imitative.

Questions about rraup

What does rraup mean?
Rraup means an alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of an eagle.
What part of speech is rraup?
Rraup is a noun.
What is the plural of rraup?
The plural of rraup is rraups.

Words near rraup in the dictionary

  1. RR
  2. rrah
  3. RRAM
  4. rrat
  5. RRATs
  6. rraup
  7. rraups
  8. RRB
  9. RRBS
  10. RRC
  11. RRCs

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