oscine: Meaning and Definition of
os•cine
Pronunciation: (os'in, -īn), [key]
— adj.
- of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs.
—n.
- an oscine bird.
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