Meaning of pyow | Babel Free

Definitions

An alarm call made by the putty-nosed monkey and others, usually a warning that other animals are lurking nearby.

Examples

“Sometimes, however, the adult male rejoined the group after emitting "Pyows" and moved with the others in quite a different direction.”

“Interestingly, the blue monkey's boom and pyow calls are both long-distance signals (Brown, 1989), yet the two calls differ […]”

“For instance, the bark of a spot-nose and pyow of a blue monkey sound very similar (4).”

“Analysis of pyows made by a recognizable male over 10 yrs […]”

“Male putty-nosed monkeys in Nigeria have been observed stringing together calls of pyow and hack.”

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