Definition of oscine Oscine

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Noun Plural: oscines
oscine - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
		oscine bird
		passeriform bird, passerine perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
		oscines, passeres, suborder oscines, suborder passeres two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
		songbird, songster any bird having a musical call
		honey eater, honeysucker Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
		accentor small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
		lark any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
		wagtail Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
		pipit, titlark, lark a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
		finch any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
		honeycreeper small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
		weaver finch, weaverbird, weaver finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
		old world flycatcher, true flycatcher, flycatcher any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
		thrush songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
		warbler a small active songbird
		babbler, cackler any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
		bird of paradise any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
		american oriole, new world oriole, oriole American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
		old world oriole, oriole mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
		starling gregarious birds native to the Old World
		corvine bird birds of the crow family
		australian magpie black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
		mimus polyglotktos, mockingbird, mocker long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
		blue mockingbird, melanotis caerulescens mockingbird of Mexico
		dumetella carolinensis, gray catbird, grey catbird, catbird North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
		mocking thrush, thrasher thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
		new zealand wren birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
		tree creeper, creeper any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet
		nuthatch, nutcracker any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
		titmouse, tit small insectivorous birds
		fairy bluebird, bluebird fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
		swallow the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
		swallow shrike, wood swallow Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
		tanager any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
		shrike any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
		bowerbird, catbird any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
		water ouzel, dipper small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
		vireo any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color
Adjective oscine, osciner, oscinest
oscine - of or relating to the songbirds