Oscine
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oscine — ● oscine nom masculin (latin oscinus, tiré du chant des oiseaux) Synonyme de acromyodé. ● oscine (synonymes) nom masculin (latin oscinus, tiré du chant des oiseaux) Synonymes : acromyodé … Encyclopédie Universelle
oscine — [äs′in, äs′īn΄] adj. [< ModL Oscines < L, pl. of oscen, bird whose notes were used in divining < obs , var. of ob (see OB ) + canere, to crow, sing (see CHANT, vi. )] designating or of the major suborder (Oscines) of passerine birds… … English World dictionary
oscine — adjective Etymology: New Latin Oscines, suborder name, from Latin, plural of oscin , oscen songbird, bird giving omens by its cry, from obs , ob in front of, in the way + canere to sing more at ob , chant Date: 1883 of or relating to a large… … New Collegiate Dictionary
oscine — /os in, uyn/, adj. 1. of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs. n. 2. an oscine bird. [1880 85, Amer.; < NL Oscines name of the suborder … Universalium
oscine — (o ssi n ) 1° S. m. pl. Il se dit quelquefois, en français, des oiseaux dont les Romains consultaient le chant pour en tirer des augures. 2° S. f. Oscine dévastante, insecte qui fait du mal aux grains dans les greniers. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
oscine — os•cine [[t]ˈɒs ɪn, aɪn[/t]] adj. 1) orn of or pertaining to birds of the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising members of the order that have highly developed vocal organs 2) orn an oscine bird; songbird • Etymology: 1880–85;… … From formal English to slang
oscine bird — noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus • Syn: ↑oscine • Derivationally related forms: ↑oscine (for: ↑oscine) • Hypernyms: ↑passerine, ↑passeriform bi … Useful english dictionary
oscine — adjective Pertaining to songbirds … Wiktionary
oscine — É‘sn / É’saɪn n. any of various sparrow like songbirds adj. pertaining to a type of sparrow like songbird … English contemporary dictionary
oscine — [ ɒsʌɪn, sɪn] adjective Ornithology relating to or denoting birds of a large suborder (Oscines) that includes nearly all passerine birds. Origin C19: from L. oscen, oscin songbird + ine1 … English new terms dictionary
