OSCININE

Etymology

Adjective

oscinine (comparative more oscinine, superlative most oscinine)

(ornithology) Of or pertaining to the Oscines, or songbirds (birds of the clade Passeri).

Synonyms

• oscine

Anagrams

• coniines, incienso

Source: Wiktionary


Os"ci*nine, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Oscines.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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