echolocated
Found by sound
Echolocated is the past tense of echolocate—to navigate or locate objects by emitting sounds and interpreting their echoes.
Bats and dolphins echolocate naturally; submarines and some blind humans do so with technology or training.
The dolphin echolocated the fish in murky water.
She echolocated her way through the dark room by clicking her tongue.
Echolocating marine mammal
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- clicksBrief sharp sounds
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
- underwaterBelow the surface
marine · foraging · prey · communication · pod · porpoise · orca · beluga
Active during darkness
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- insectivoreOrganism eating bugs primarily
flight · mammal · wingspan · membrane · guano · hibernation · microbat · megabat
Underwater naval craft
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- depthDistance below surface
- periscopeAngled optical viewing tube
- navalOf maritime warfare
underwater · ping · detection · hydrophone · seafloor · submersible · military · active sonar
dolphin
Echolocating marine mammal
underwater · marine · foraging · prey · communication · pod · porpoise · orca · beluga · sperm whale
nocturnal
Active during darkness
insectivore · flight · mammal · wingspan · membrane · guano · hibernation · microbat · megabat · vampire
submarine
Underwater naval craft
naval · underwater · ping · detection · hydrophone · seafloor · submersible · military · active sonar · passive sonar
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
vibration · pitch · hertz · resonance · amplitude · waveform · doppler · oscillation · modulation · transducer
orientation
Position relative to surroundings
distance · mapping · detection · locating · tracking · homing · avoidance · ranging · environment · surroundings