单词 | oscine |
释义 | oscine[ os-in, -ahyn ] / ˈɒs ɪn, -aɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oscine ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveof, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs. nounan oscine bird. Origin of oscine1880–85, Americanism;<New Latin Oscines name of the suborder, equivalent to Latin oscin- (stem of oscen) songbird, originally bird that gives omens by its cry (o(b)s-, variant of ob-ob- + -cin-, stem of -cen, noun derivative of canere to sing) + -es nominative plural noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM oscinenon·os·cine, adjectiveWords nearby oscineoscillograph, oscillometer, oscillometry, oscillopsia, oscilloscope, oscine, oscitancy, oscitant, os coccygis, Osco-Umbrian, os coxae Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for oscineoscine / (ˈɒsaɪn, ˈɒsɪn) / adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the Oscines, a suborder of passerine birds that includes most of the songbirds Word Origin for oscineC17: via New Latin from Latin oscen singing bird Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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