noun
Meaning 1
A bird having a melodious song or call.
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noun
A bird having a melodious song or call.
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noun
Any bird in the passerine suborder Passeri, which are distinguished by a more sophisticated vocal apparatus.
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Synonyms: oscine
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noun
A person, especially a woman, with a melodious voice.
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Usage: broadly, idiomatic
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noun
any bird having a musical call
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: songster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird
History
From song + bird.
Across languages
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.