Definitions

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the passerine birds of the suborder Tyranni, including the broadbill, asities, pittas, antbirds and others.
  • noun One of the birds in the above suborder.

Etymologies

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From sub- +‎ oscine

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Examples

  • When considering the perching birds oscine and suboscine the team found that despite having northern ancestral origins, 55% of New World oscine species now breed in South America, many of them in tropical habitats.

    Spero News 2010

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