songbird

song·bird

S0561100 (sông′bûrd′, sŏng′-)n.1. A bird having a melodious song or call.2. Any of various birds of the suborder Passeri (formerly Oscines) of passerine birds, having a syrinx with musculature that allows for the production and learning of complicated songs; an oscine.3. A woman singer with a pleasing voice.

songbird

(ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd) n1. (Animals) any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines, having highly developed vocal organs and, in most, a musical call. 2. (Animals) any bird having a musical call

song•bird

(ˈsɔŋˌbɜrd, ˈsɒŋ-)

n. 1. a bird that sings. 2. any passerine bird. 3. Slang. a woman vocalist. [1765–75]

Thesaurus

Noun

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songbird - any bird having a musical call songsteroscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus

songbird

nounRelated words
adjective oscine

Translations

鸣禽

song

(soŋ) noun1. something (to be) sung. He wrote this song for his wife to sing. 歌 歌2. singing. He burst into song. 歌唱 歌唱3. the sound(s) made by a bird. birdsong. 鳥語 鸟语ˈsongbird noun any of the types of bird which have a pleasant song. 鳴禽 鸣禽ˈsongwriter noun a person who writes songs (usually pop songs) for a living. (流行歌)曲作者 流行歌曲作者