bird of paradise vs oscine

oscine vs bird of paradise

bird of paradise and oscine both are nouns.

bird of paradise is not an adjective while oscine is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bird of paradise	Yes	No	No	No
oscine	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, oscine is a hypernym of bird of paradise; that is, oscine is a word with a broader meaning than bird of paradise:

bird of paradise: any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
oscine: passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus

Other hypernyms of bird of paradise include oscine bird.

bird of paradise (noun)	oscine (noun)
any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area	passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

bird of paradise (adjective)	oscine (adjective)
	of or relating to the songbirds

Difference between bird of paradise and oscine

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