oscine
(adjective) of or relating to the songbirds
oscine, oscine bird
(noun) passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oscine (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the songbirds (suborder Passeri).
• oscinine
oscine (plural oscines)
Any bird of the suborder Passeri (the songbirds), which have better vocal control than other birds.
• Enciso, Senoic, coines, conies, cosine
Source: Wiktionary
Os"cine, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Relating to the Oscines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
