oscine

os•cine adj.

Birdsof, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs.

Neo-Latin Oscines name of the suborder, equivalent. to Latin oscin- (stem of oscen) songbird, origin, originally bird that gives omens by its cry (o(b)s-, variant of ob- ob- + -cin-, stem of -cen, noun, nominal derivative of canere to sing) + -es nominative plural noun, nominal suffix
1880–85, American.

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oscine /ˈɒsaɪn; ˈɒsɪn/, oscinine /ˈɒsɪˌnaɪn/ adj

of, relating to, or belonging to the Oscines, a suborder of passerine birds that includes most of the songbirds

Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Latin oscen singing bird

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