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waxwing vs oscine bird

oscine bird vs waxwing

waxwing and oscine bird both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waxwing Yes No No No
oscine bird Yes No No No
As nouns, oscine bird is a hypernym of waxwing; that is, oscine bird is a word with a broader meaning than waxwing:
  • waxwing: brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the Northern Hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
  • oscine bird: passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Other hypernyms of waxwing include oscine.
waxwing (noun) oscine bird (noun)
brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the Northern Hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Difference between waxwing and oscine bird

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