Oscines

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oscines \Os"ci*nes\, n. pl. [L. oscen, -inis.] (Zool.)
     Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous
     syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Oscines
       n : two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: {suborder
           Oscines}, {Passeres}, {suborder Passeres}]