[ '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' + -ine 1 .
[ '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' + -ine 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004