songbird – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
songbird
n.
bird that sings; female singer (Slang)
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.
songbird
Noun
1. any bird having a musical call
(synonym) songster
(hypernym) oscine, oscine bird
songbird
n.
zpěvný pták
songbird
Synonyms and related words:
Heldentenor, Meistersinger, Philomel, alto, aria singer, avifauna, baby bird, baritenor, baritone, bass, basso, basso buffo, basso cantante, basso profundo, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy, blues singer, bulbul, cage bird, canary, cantatrice, cantor, caroler, chanter, chantress, chick, coloratura soprano, comic bass, contralto, countertenor, crooner, cuckoo, cygnet, deep bass, diva, diving bird, dove, dramatic soprano, eagle, eaglet, feathered songster, fish-eating bird, fledgling, flightless bird, fowl, fruit-eating bird, fulmar, game bird, heroic tenor, hymner, improvisator, insect-eating bird, lark, lead singer, lieder singer, mavis, melodist, mezzo-soprano, migrant, migratory bird, mockingbird, nestling, nightingale, opera singer, oriole, oscine bird, owl, passerine bird, peacock, peafowl, peahen, perching bird, pigeon, prima donna, psalm singer, ratite, ringdove, rock-and-roll singer, sea bird, seed-eating bird, shore bird, singer, singing bird, singstress, song sparrow, songster, songstress, soprano, squab, storm petrel, stormy petrel, swan, tenor, thrush, torch singer, vocalist, vocalizer, voice, wading bird, warbler, water bird, waterfowl, wildfowl, yodeler
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
