echeme

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἤχημα (ḗkhēma, “a sound”), from ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “I make sound, I chirp”) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă, forming nouns form verbal stems). Introduced by Broughton (1976). === Pronunciation === (Recommended by Broughton) enPR: ĕk′ēm, IPA(key): /ˈɛk.iːm/ === Noun === echeme (plural echemes) (bioacoustics, entomology) A unit of sound produced by insects that can be broken down into multiple physically more basic sound units (syllables). === References ===