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songbird

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song·bird  (sôngbûrd, sng-)
n.
A bird, especially one of the suborder Oscines of passerine birds, having a melodious song or call.
songbird [ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines, having highly developed vocal organs and, in most, a musical call Related adj oscine
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any bird having a musical call
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.songbirdsongbird - any bird having a musical call      
songster
oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
songbird noun
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adjective oscine
Translations
songbird [ˈsɒŋbɜːd] N → pájaro m cantor
songbird song bird [ˈsɒŋbɜːrd] n → oiseau m chanteur
songbird [ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd] n → uccello canoro
songbird [ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd] n → uccello canoro


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