adjective
- relating to or belonging to a suborder of songbirds that includes most perching birds capable of complex vocalizations
Usage: ornithology
noun
- a songbird belonging to the suborder Oscines, characterized by a complex vocal apparatus
Usage: ornithology
Examples
- The robin is a typical oscine bird with elaborate songs.
- Oscine species have more developed vocal muscles than other birds.
- Most backyard birds are oscines capable of learning new songs.
- The researcher studied oscine vocalizations in the forest.
- Cardinals and wrens are common oscines in North America.
- Young oscines learn their songs by imitating adults.