https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#ClosingHemisyllable
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| Hemisyllable | en |
https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Diplosyllable
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A syllable in which both the opening and closing movements produce sound, e.g. distinct opening and closing stridulation of the elytra in some Ensifera.
Reference: [1] Baker E, Chesmore D (2020) Standardisation of bioacoustic terminology for insects. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e54222. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e54222
| Syllable | en |
https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Echeme
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A first-order assemblage of syllables.
Reference: [1] Baker E, Chesmore D (2020) Standardisation of bioacoustic terminology for insects. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e54222. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e54222
https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Hemisyllable
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A syllable where only one of the to-and-fro motions produces sound.
Reference: [1] Baker E, Chesmore D (2020) Standardisation of bioacoustic terminology for insects. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e54222. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e54222
| Syllable | en |
| ClosingHemisyllable | en | ||
| OpeningHemisyllable | en |
https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#OpeningHemisyllable
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| Hemisyllable | en |
https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Pulse
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An indivisible unit of sound; the most basic unit of stridulatory sounds.
Reference: [1] Baker E, Chesmore D (2020) Standardisation of bioacoustic terminology for insects. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e54222. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e54222
https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Syllable
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A single complete stridulatory movement (the opening and closing of the elytra in Ensifera, the up and down motion of the femora against the elytra in some Acrididae).
Reference: [1] Baker E, Chesmore D (2020) Standardisation of bioacoustic terminology for insects. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e54222. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e54222
| Diplosyllable | en | ||
| Hemisyllable | en |
To cite this website:
Ed Baker (2026) audioBlast Vocabulary Server (https://vocab.audioblast.org/). Accessed on September 26, 2026, 6:22 am.