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Noun: Oscines
  1. Two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
    - suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder Passeres
Noun: oscine  ósin
  1. Passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
    - oscine bird

Type of: animal order, passeriform bird, passerine

Part of: order Passeriformes, Passeriformes

Encyclopedia: Oscines

Oscine