songbird

[ sawng-burd, song- ]
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noun
  1. a bird that sings.

  2. any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines.

  1. Slang. a woman vocalist.

Origin of songbird

1
First recorded in 1765–75; song + bird

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British Dictionary definitions for songbird

songbird

/ (ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd) /


noun
  1. any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines, having highly developed vocal organs and, in most, a musical call: Related adjective: oscine

  2. any bird having a musical call

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