oscine

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: oscine bird

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)oscines

  1. passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatusSynonyms: oscine birdType of passerine, passeriform birdKinds weaver, corvine bird, honeycreeper, shrike, thrasher, New Zealand wren, tanager, finch, blue mockingbird, nuthatch +26 moreMember of Oscines, suborder Oscines

Adjective (1)

  1. of or relating to the songbirdsRelating to oscine bird
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Os′cine adjective

Zoology Relating to the Oscines.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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