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songbird.

A bird having a melodious song or call.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/UK/ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/General-American/ˈsɑŋˌbɝd/cot-caught-merger
  1. A bird having a melodious song or call.

  2. Any bird in the passerine suborder Passeri, which are distinguished by a more sophisticated vocal apparatus.

  3. A person, especially a woman, with a melodious voice.

    broadly · idiomatic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *singwaną Proto-Germanic *sangwaz Proto-West Germanic *sangu Old English sang Middle English song English song Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird English songbird From song + bird.

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