songbird

noun

song·bird ˈsȯŋ-ˌbərd

: a bird that utters a succession of musical tones

: an oscine bird

: a female singer

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Watson posits that both women have songbird fever from handling dead birds killed by Erica’s cat. —

Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025 The Dutch-Sudanese songbird’s single embraces life’s authenticity and honors the power of self-discovery. —

Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025 The bill would also designate the scrub jay, an endangered species, as the state's songbird. —

Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 The 1,600-acre former floodplain is great for hiking and birdwatching: Keep an eye out for sandhill cranes and neotropical migratory songbirds, nonprofit conservation group River Partners notes. —

Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for songbird