oscine vs swallow

swallow vs oscine

oscine and swallow both are nouns.

oscine is an adjective but swallow is not an adjective.

oscine is not a verb while swallow is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oscine	Yes	Yes	No	No
swallow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, swallow is a hyponym of oscine; that is, swallow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oscine:

oscine: passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
swallow: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

Other hyponyms of oscine include songbird, songster, honey eater, honeysucker, accentor, lark, wagtail, lark, pipit, titlark, finch, honeycreeper, weaver, weaver finch, weaverbird, flycatcher, Old World flycatcher, true flycatcher, thrush, warbler, babbler, cackler, bird of paradise, American oriole, New World oriole, oriole, Old World oriole, oriole, starling, corvine bird, Australian magpie, Mimus polyglotktos, mocker, mockingbird, blue mockingbird, Melanotis caerulescens, catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, gray catbird, grey catbird, mocking thrush, thrasher, New Zealand wren, creeper, tree creeper, nutcracker, nuthatch, tit, titmouse, bluebird, fairy bluebird, swallow shrike, wood swallow, tanager, shrike, bowerbird, catbird, dipper, water ouzel, vireo, waxwing.

oscine (noun)	swallow (noun)
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus	the act of swallowing
	small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
	a small amount of liquid food

oscine (adjective)	swallow (adjective)
of or relating to the songbirds

oscine (verb)	swallow (verb)
	believe or accept without questioning or challenge
	keep from expressing
	tolerate or accommodate oneself to
	take back what one has said
	utter unclearly
	engulf and destroy
	pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
	enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Difference between oscine and swallow

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