oscine – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
oscine
adj.
pertaining to a type of sparrow-like songbird
n.
any of various sparrow-like songbirds
Songbird
A
songbird is a
bird belonging to the
clade Passeri of the perching birds (
Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as a scientific or vernacular name is
Oscines, from
Latin oscen, "a songbird". This group contains some 4,000 species found all over the world, in which the
vocal organ typically is developed in such a way as to produce a diverse and elaborate
bird song.
oscine
Noun
1. passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
(synonym) oscine bird
(hypernym) passerine, passeriform bird
(hyponym) songbird, songster
(member-holonym) Oscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder Passeres
Adjective
1. of or relating to the songbirds
(pertainym) oscine bird
Oscine
(a.)
Relating to the Oscines.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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oscine
adj.
angpår spurvelignende sangfugler
s.
spurvelignende sangfugler
