Controlled Vocabulary: Call Components

Diplosyllable

https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Diplosyllable

en

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

Broader term

Syllableen

Echeme

https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Echeme

en

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

Hemisyllable

https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Hemisyllable

en

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

Broader term

Syllableen

Narrower terms

ClosingHemisyllableen
OpeningHemisyllableen

Pulse

https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Pulse

en

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

Syllable

https://vocab.audioblast.org/cv/components#Syllable

en

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

Narrower terms

Diplosyllableen
Hemisyllableen

To cite this website:

Ed Baker (2026) audioBlast Vocabulary Server (https://vocab.audioblast.org/). Accessed on September 26, 2026, 6:22 am.