echolocate

English

Etymology

Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944, from echo +‎ locate.

Verb

echolocate (third-person singular simple present echolocates, present participle echolocating, simple past and past participle echolocated)

1. To locate by means of echolocation.

Derived terms

• echolocative

Translations

to locate by means of echolocation

• Portuguese: ecolocalizar (pt)
• Welsh: adlaisleoli