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oscine

os·cine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [os-in, -ahyn]
    • /ˈɒs ɪn, -aɪn/
    • /ˈɒsiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [os-in, -ahyn]
    • /ˈɒs ɪn, -aɪn/

Definitions of oscine word

  • adjective oscine of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs. 1
  • noun oscine an oscine bird. 1
  • noun oscine Of, relating to, or denoting passerine birds of a large division that includes the songbirds. 1
  • adjective oscine of, relating to, or belonging to the Oscines, a suborder of passerine birds that includes most of the songbirds 0
  • adjective oscine designating or of the major suborder (Oscines) of passerine birds characterized by a highly developed syrinx, including most common perching birds 0
  • noun oscine a bird of this suborder 0
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Origin of oscine

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85, Americanism; < New Latin Oscines name of the suborder, equivalent to Latin oscin- (stem of oscen) songbird, orig. bird that gives omens by its cry (o(b)s-, variant of ob- ob- + -cin-, stem of -cen, noun derivative of canere to sing) + -es nominative plural noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Oscine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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oscine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for oscine

noun oscine

  • canary — Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
  • lark — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
  • pipit — any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
  • serin — a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
  • vireo — any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
All 6 Synonyms of oscine

Related words

  • suboscine

    of or relating to birds of the suborder Suboscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the supposedly more primitive members of the order, with less well developed vocal organs than the oscine birds.

  • accentor

    any small sparrow-like songbird of the genus Prunella, family Prunellidae, which inhabit mainly mountainous regions of Europe and Asia

  • bowerbird

    any of various songbirds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, of Australia and New Guinea. The males build bower-like display grounds in the breeding season to attract the females

  • bulbul

    any songbird of the family Pycnonotidae of tropical Africa and Asia, having brown plumage and, in many species, a distinct crest

  • crow

    A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.

  • flowerpecker

    any of numerous small, arboreal, usually brightly colored oscine birds of the family Dicaeidae, of southeastern Asia and Australia.
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