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echolocation

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002013

An auditory orientation mechanism involving the emission of high frequency sounds which are reflected back to the emitter (animal).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002013
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsbio-sonar; biological sonar; biosonar
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2016; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsovocalization; bioacoustics; sounds; hearing
TranslationsSpanish: ecolocación
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002013",
  "term": "echolocation",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An auditory orientation mechanism involving the emission of high frequency sounds which are reflected back to the emitter (animal).",
  "synonyms": [
    "bio-sonar",
    "biological sonar",
    "biosonar"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "vocalization",
    "bioacoustics",
    "sounds",
    "hearing"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2016",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ecolocación"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/echolocation/"
}

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