acousticbiology
nounUK /əˈkuː.stɪk.baɪˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
US /əˈkuː.stɪk.baɪˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
The study of the sounds that living things make and hear.
Scientists who study acousticbiology record the songs of whales and the calls of birds.
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2. The science of how sound travels through living tissues and organs.
Doctors used acousticbiology to understand how sound moves through the human chest.
3. The study of how animals use sound to communicate and find food.
Acousticbiology explains how bats hunt insects in the dark using echoes.
4. The branch of biology that measures the sounds produced by plants and microorganisms.
Her research in acousticbiology showed that some roots make faint clicking sounds.