oscine

oscine
adjective Etymology: New Latin Oscines, suborder name, from Latin, plural of oscin-, oscen songbird, bird giving omens by its cry, from obs-, ob- in front of, in the way + canere to sing — more at ob-, chant Date: 1883 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 • oscine noun

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  • oscine — ● oscine nom masculin (latin oscinus, tiré du chant des oiseaux) Synonyme de acromyodé. ● oscine (synonymes) nom masculin (latin oscinus, tiré du chant des oiseaux) Synonymes : acromyodé …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Oscine — Os cine, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Relating to the Oscines. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oscine — [äs′in, äs′īn΄] adj. [< ModL Oscines < L, pl. of oscen, bird whose notes were used in divining < obs , var. of ob (see OB ) + canere, to crow, sing (see CHANT, vi. )] designating or of the major suborder (Oscines) of passerine birds… …   English World dictionary

  • oscine — /os in, uyn/, adj. 1. of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs. n. 2. an oscine bird. [1880 85, Amer.; < NL Oscines name of the suborder …   Universalium

  • oscine — (o ssi n ) 1°   S. m. pl. Il se dit quelquefois, en français, des oiseaux dont les Romains consultaient le chant pour en tirer des augures. 2°   S. f. Oscine dévastante, insecte qui fait du mal aux grains dans les greniers. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • oscine — os•cine [[t]ˈɒs ɪn, aɪn[/t]] adj. 1) orn of or pertaining to birds of the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising members of the order that have highly developed vocal organs 2) orn an oscine bird; songbird • Etymology: 1880–85;… …   From formal English to slang

  • oscine bird — noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus • Syn: ↑oscine • Derivationally related forms: ↑oscine (for: ↑oscine) • Hypernyms: ↑passerine, ↑passeriform bi …   Useful english dictionary

  • oscine — adjective Pertaining to songbirds …   Wiktionary

  • oscine — É‘sn / É’saɪn n. any of various sparrow like songbirds adj. pertaining to a type of sparrow like songbird …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oscine — [ ɒsʌɪn, sɪn] adjective Ornithology relating to or denoting birds of a large suborder (Oscines) that includes nearly all passerine birds. Origin C19: from L. oscen, oscin songbird + ine1 …   English new terms dictionary

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