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[dido4]

The word "voice" means the sound human made.

What word can I use to describe a sound made from animals?

Thank you.

[lotus]

Hi dido4,

We simply say they are animal sounds. Each animal or type of animal has its own sound. When the pronunciation of a word or group of words is close to the sound it describes, we call that an onomatopoeia. Animal sounds are often (onomatopeia).

dogs bark (bow-wow, woof)
cats (meow)
snakes (hiss)
pigs (oink)
cows (moo)
owls (hoot)
bees (buzz)
ducks (quack)
sheeps go (baa)


--lotus

[KazAV]

We could also say that they are animal noises. They are onomatapoeic in a way. To further illustrate:

A bell goes ding dong - the word describes the sound the bell makes. It is an attempt to put into words how the sound sounds.

Sheep go baa - as above.