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Oscinian

Os*cin"i*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Oscines, or singing birds.

Oscinian

Os*cin"i*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of dipterous files of the family Oscinid[ae].

Note: Some, whose larv[ae] live in the stalks, are very destructive to barley, wheat, and rye; others, as the barley fly (Oscinis frit), destroy the heads of grain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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