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adj
Of or pertaining to songbirds (suborder Passeri).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: oscinine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any bird of the suborder Passeri (the songbirds), which have better vocal control than other birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective
of or relating to the songbirds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: oscine bird
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: passerine, passeriform bird
Narrower terms: songbird, songster, honey eater, honeysucker, accentor, lark, wagtail, pipit, titlark, finch, honeycreeper, weaver, weaverbird, weaver finch, Old World flycatcher, true flycatcher, flycatcher, thrush, warbler, babbler, cackler, bird of paradise, New World oriole, American oriole, oriole, Old World oriole, starling, corvine bird, Australian magpie, mockingbird, mocker, Mimus polyglotktos, blue mockingbird, Melanotis caerulescens, catbird, grey catbird, gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, thrasher, mocking thrush, New Zealand wren, creeper, tree creeper, nuthatch, nutcracker, titmouse, tit, fairy bluebird, bluebird, swallow, wood swallow, swallow shrike, tanager, shrike, bowerbird, water ouzel, dipper, vireo, waxwing
History
From Latin oscen (“songbird”).
