songbird
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/ / /ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/ / /ˈsɑŋˌbɝd/
noun
Etymology: From song + bird.
- A bird having a melodious song or call.
“Sweet little lady sings like a songbird / And she sings the opera like you ain't never heard”
- Any bird in the passerine suborder Passeri, which are distinguished by a more sophisticated vocal apparatus.
- A person, especially a woman, with a melodious voice.