songbird
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songbird (ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines, having highly developed vocal organs and, in most, a musical callRelated: oscine |
| 2. | any bird having a musical call |
| Related: oscine | |
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Songbird
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Example sentences
Songbird bones may be hollow, but they're actually denser than the bones of mammals of the same size.
In order to sing, a songbird makes the two sides of its lungs open and close.
Field guides to nature abound, and they are invaluable for pinning down the name of a songbird or hawk that flashes by.
Now the study of an unusual songbird's brain promises to challenge that idea.
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