Plural of clite; multiple high-pitched cries or shrill sounds.
From 'clite' (to cry out shrilly), with regular plural suffix. Rare dialect word.
In a rural setting, you might hear 'the clites of the birds' or 'the clites of startled animals'—this is the kind of expressive, specific vocabulary that dialects develop for close observation of nature.
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