oscine bird

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• oscine bird — noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus • Syn: ↑oscine • Derivationally related forms: ↑oscine (for: ↑oscine) • Hypernyms: ↑passerine, ↑passeriform bi …   Useful english dictionary

• bird of paradise — noun 1. a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana • Syn: ↑poinciana, ↑Caesalpinia gilliesii, ↑Poinciana gilliesii • Hypernyms: ↑flowering shrub • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• oscine — /os in, uyn/, adj. 1. of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs. n. 2. an oscine bird. [1880 85, Amer.; < NL Oscines name of the suborder …   Universalium

• bird — Synonyms and related words: Bronx cheer, Jane, atomic warhead, avifauna, baby bird, bastard, biddy, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy, bitch, boo, broad, bugger,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bird — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Any warm blooded vertebrate with feathers and wings] Syn. fowl, feathered creature, Avis (Latin), songbird, passerine bird, oscine bird, bird of prey, raptor, shorebird, seabird, wader, wading bird, waterfowl, ratite,… …   English dictionary for students

• oscine — os•cine [[t]ˈɒs ɪn, aɪn[/t]] adj. 1) orn of or pertaining to birds of the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising members of the order that have highly developed vocal organs 2) orn an oscine bird; songbird • Etymology: 1880–85;… …   From formal English to slang

• oscine — [äs′in, äs′īn΄] adj. [< ModL Oscines < L, pl. of oscen, bird whose notes were used in divining < obs , var. of ob (see OB ) + canere, to crow, sing (see CHANT, vi. )] designating or of the major suborder (Oscines) of passerine birds… …   English World dictionary

• oscine — adjective Etymology: New Latin Oscines, suborder name, from Latin, plural of oscin , oscen songbird, bird giving omens by its cry, from obs , ob in front of, in the way + canere to sing more at ob , chant Date: 1883 of or relating to a large… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bird of paradise — Date: 1595 any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) chiefly of New Guinea and neighboring islands …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• oscine — /ˈɒsaɪn/ (say osuyn) adjective 1. of or relating to the suborder Passeri, the division of passerine birds containing those with the most highly developed vocal organs, and commonly termed the songbirds, such as corvids, bowerbirds, treecreepers,… …  

• oscine —   a. (bird) belonging to sub order of birds including singing birds …   Dictionary of difficult words