songbird
[ sawng-burd, song- ]
/ ˈsɔŋˌbɜrd, ˈsɒŋ- /
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noun
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Words nearby songbird
Sondra, sone, son et lumière, song, song and dance, songbird, songbook, song cycle, songfest, song form, songful
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British Dictionary definitions for songbird
songbird
/ (ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd) /
noun
any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines, having highly developed vocal organs and, in most, a musical callRelated adjective: oscine
any bird having a musical call
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