songbird

Meaning

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. (broadly, idiomatic) A person, especially a woman, with a melodious voice.

Synonyms

warbler

oscine

songster

robin

singing bird

wren

Passerine

bulbul

oscine bird

lark

nightingale

Translations

Singvogel

zangvogel

ωδικό πτηνό

ocell cantaire

uccello canoro

ötücü kuş

aves canoras

oiseau chanteur

passereau

pájaro cantor

passeri

winterkoninkje

ave canora

Passeri

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/

Etymology

From song + bird.