oscine

a. 鸣禽类的 n. 鸣禽

发音

UK /ˈɒ.saɪn/
其它
US /ˈɑ.saɪn/

词形变化

oscines 复数 oscines

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any bird of the suborder Passeri (the songbirds), which have better vocal control than other birds.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to songbirds (suborder Passeri).

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

passerine

下位词 10

swallow finch weaver tit lark starling dipper mockingbird bluebird creeper

相关短语

nine-primaried oscine

词源

From Latin oscen (“songbird”).

来源：wiktionary