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oscine bird

oscine bird

1 9.5
A bird that makes complex songs with a special part in its throat
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːsɪn bɜrd/
  • Specialized
: pájaro oscin
  • The melodious tones of the oscine bird filled the forest at dawn.

Examples

  • Scientists study the complex vocalizations of oscine birds to understand animal communication.

  • Many oscine birds migrate south for the winter.

  • An oscine bird can produce a wider range of sounds than most other avian species.

  • The oscine bird sang beautifully at dawn.

  • The melodious tones of the oscine bird filled the forest at dawn.

  • Scientists study the complex vocalizations of oscine birds to understand animal communication.

  • Many oscine birds migrate south for the winter.

Synonyms

songbird
vsoscine bird
  • Specialized
11 2.3

A small bird, like a canary, that makes pleasant musical sounds

focuses on passerines with a highly developed vocal organ enabling complex songs
oscine
vsoscine bird
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A bird that sings, like a robin or finch

is the two word phrase used to refer to that same group

Surface Forms

oscine bird singular
oscine birds plural

Morphology

oscine + bird

The adjective 'oscine' denotes characteristics of songbirds (a developed vocal organ), so combining it with 'bird' straightforwardly yields a bird that is an oscine or songbird. Although the term is technical and infrequent, its meaning is compositionally derivable from the constituents, so a learner who knows both words would understand it.

Etymology

Oscine bird The name oscine bird comes from a Latin word that means 'singer', because oscine refers to singing and these birds have a special voice organ that lets them make many different notes. So, oscine bird today means a 'songbird', a bird that sings many different notes.