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Definition of songbird
1a : a bird that utters a succession of musical tonesb : an oscine bird
2 : a female singer
From the M-W Editors
Recent Examples of songbird from the Web
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Whales and songbirds produce sounds resembling human music, and chimpanzees and crows use tools.
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Patterson signed the proclamation after a poll of Oregon schoolchildren, led by Audubon, pegged the songbird as the top choice.
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Azealia Banks may have dropped a new single this month, but the artist has garnered attention for her recent comments about R&B songbird SZA.
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But their contribution extends well beyond the riverbanks because their carcasses, dragged into the forests by bears, also nourish mosses, trees, insects, songbirds, wolves, and more.
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Dozens of hummingbirds buzz from flower to flower while songbirds frequent several feeders strung on trees.
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Added bonus: sightings of all sorts of songbirds, plus ducks, hawks, great blue herons and (rarely) bald eagles.
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Researchers are embarking on a two-year project to better understand how songbirds use the forests in Maine and New Hampshire.
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Mayor emphasized that the researchers selected the 48 songbird species to study because they were commonly spotted.
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First Known Use of songbird
1683
SONGBIRD Defined for English Language Learners
songbird
playDefinition of songbird for English Language Learners
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: a bird that produces a series of musical sounds : a bird that sings especially in an appealing way
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: a female singer
SONGBIRD Defined for Kids
songbird
playDefinition of songbird for Students
: a bird that produces a series of usually musical sounds
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