oscin

oscin
, -i (L). A singing bird

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  • 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

  • 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

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  • oscine — [ ɒsʌɪn, sɪn] adjective Ornithology relating to or denoting birds of a large suborder (Oscines) that includes nearly all passerine birds. Origin C19: from L. oscen, oscin songbird + ine1 …   English new terms 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,… …  

  • oscinella — ˌäsəˈnelə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin oscin , oscen singing bird used in divination + ella : a genus of chloropid flies containing the frit fly …   Useful english dictionary

  • oscinidae — əˈsinəˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Oscinis (synonym of Oscinella) (from Latin oscin , oscen singing bird used in divination) + idae synonym of chloropidae …   Useful english dictionary

  • oscinosoma — ˌäsənōˈsōmə Etymology: New Latin, from Latin oscin , oscen singing bird used in divination + New Latin o + soma synonym of oscinella …   Useful english dictionary

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