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Definition of oscine in English: oscineadjective ˈɒsʌɪnˈɒsɪnˈäˌsīn Ornithology Relating to or denoting passerine birds of a large division that includes the songbirds. Suborder Oscines, order Passeriformes Compare with suboscine Example sentencesExamples - In many oscine species, song or syllable repertoire size increases from young to older birds, although not in all studies.
- Some oscine families are distinct, but convergent evolution apparently is common and has obscured phylogenetic relationships, making the subdivision of this group based on morphology difficult.
- The ability of territorial oscine males to discriminate between songs of neighbors and strangers has received considerable attention, but this phenomenon is virtually unstudied in suboscines.
- These little black oscine birds (family Hirundinidae) often productively make their nests in big, dark spaces with some cooling water nearby.
- A possible explanation for this apparent limited interest is that oscine song, the dominant model for avian acoustic studies, is learned.
noun ˈɒsʌɪnˈɒsɪnˈäˌsīn Ornithology An oscine bird. Example sentencesExamples - Cracraft shows an unresolved three-way split between oscines (which form the large majority of passerine birds), suboscines, and New Zealand wrens.
- Because of their complex songs and specialized neural pathways for learning them, songbirds, or oscines, have been favored subjects of study among scientists.
- Zeledonia is a nine-primaried oscine that is not closely allied to Basileuterus or to any other genus within the typical parulid clade.
- In addition, intrinsic individual variation, including learned cultural differences in oscines, provides the raw material for vocal divergence through drift or selection.
- Blue-throated Hummingbirds show convergence with oscines in vocal complexity, song organization, song function, and possible learning of some song elements.
Origin Late 19th century: from Latin oscen, oscin- 'songbird' + -ine1. Definition of oscine in US English: oscineadjectiveˈäˌsīn Ornithology Relating to or denoting passerine birds of a large division that includes the songbirds. Suborder Oscines, order Passeriformes Compare with suboscine Example sentencesExamples - Some oscine families are distinct, but convergent evolution apparently is common and has obscured phylogenetic relationships, making the subdivision of this group based on morphology difficult.
- The ability of territorial oscine males to discriminate between songs of neighbors and strangers has received considerable attention, but this phenomenon is virtually unstudied in suboscines.
- In many oscine species, song or syllable repertoire size increases from young to older birds, although not in all studies.
- A possible explanation for this apparent limited interest is that oscine song, the dominant model for avian acoustic studies, is learned.
- These little black oscine birds (family Hirundinidae) often productively make their nests in big, dark spaces with some cooling water nearby.
nounˈäˌsīn Ornithology A bird of the oscine division. Example sentencesExamples - Blue-throated Hummingbirds show convergence with oscines in vocal complexity, song organization, song function, and possible learning of some song elements.
- Zeledonia is a nine-primaried oscine that is not closely allied to Basileuterus or to any other genus within the typical parulid clade.
- Because of their complex songs and specialized neural pathways for learning them, songbirds, or oscines, have been favored subjects of study among scientists.
- Cracraft shows an unresolved three-way split between oscines (which form the large majority of passerine birds), suboscines, and New Zealand wrens.
- In addition, intrinsic individual variation, including learned cultural differences in oscines, provides the raw material for vocal divergence through drift or selection.
Origin Late 19th century: from Latin oscen, oscin- ‘songbird’ + -ine. |