OSCINE
- of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs
- oscine bird
- any of the family of songbirds [n -S]
- any of a family of songbirds [n OSCINES] : OSCININE [adj]
- of or relating to a large suborder (Oscines) of passerine birds (as larks, shrikes, finches, orioles, and crows) characterized by a vocal apparatus highly specialized for singing