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songbird

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/ / /ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/ / /ˈsɑŋˌbɝd/

noun

Etymology: From song + bird.

  1. 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”

  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.