nonvocal

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There are also nonvocal sounds, Dr. Webster said: Some birds snap their wings, some drum on trees and others rub their feathers together as if playing the violin.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

The Ruffed Grouse, a ground-nesting bird that lives in dense forest, is also known for a nonvocal sound.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021

And on the site Musixmatch, Portuguese lyrics were added to the nonvocal track “Lunch”—lyrics that upon closer inspection appear to originate from the song “Ela é tipo” by the Brazilian band Banda Swell.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2019

Certainly his nonvocal music requires instrumentalists to have a strong sense of singing style, maintaining lines, shaping phrases and pausing for breath.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2017

They're not really nontelepathic, any more than the Kierawelans, for example, are nonvocal.

From Indirection by Freas, Kelly