suboscine


suboscine

(sʌbˈɒsɪn; sʌbˈɒsaɪn) adj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Tyranni, a suborder of birds that includes broadbills and manakins

sub•os•cine

(sʌbˈɒs ɪn, -aɪn)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to birds of the suborder Suboscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the supposedly more primitive members of the order, with less well developed vocal organs than the oscine birds. n. 2. a suboscine bird. [< New Latin Suboscines; see sub-, oscine]