Oscinian

2 definitions found

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

  Oscinian \Os*cin"i*an\, n. (Zool.)
     One of the Oscines, or singing birds.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Oscinian \Os*cin"i*an\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the family
     {Oscinidae}.
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     Note: Some, whose larvae live in the stalks, are very
           destructive to barley, wheat, and rye; others, as the
           barley fly ({Oscinis frit}), destroy the heads of
           grain.
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