songbird
UK/ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd//ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/
songbird noun: a bird having a melodious song or call.
Noun
songbird (plural songbirds)
- 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 heard1976, Electric Light Orchestra, Rockaria!
- Any bird in the passerine suborder Passeri, which are distinguished by a more sophisticated vocal apparatus.
- Synonyms:
- oscine
- A person, especially a woman, with a melodious voice.
songbird meaning in Tamil and Bengali
songbird in Tamil
- பாடும் பறவை, பாடல் பறவை
songbird in Bengali
- গায়ক পাখি
Synonyms of songbird
Forms of songbird
| plural | songbirds |
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Origin of songbird
From song + bird.
Words formed from songbird
Questions about songbird
- What does songbird mean?
- Songbird means a bird having a melodious song or call.
- What is songbird in Tamil?
- Songbird in Tamil is பாடும் பறவை, பாடல் பறவை. See Songbird meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is songbird?
- Songbird is a noun.
- How do you pronounce songbird?
- Songbird is pronounced /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of songbird?
- The plural of songbird is songbirds.
Words near songbird in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: songbird (page history and authors); songbird (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); songbird (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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