psophode

Definitions of psophode
  1. noun
    perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
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    oscines
    passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
    moineau
    any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
    ménure
    Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
    troglodyte
    any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
    oiseau chanteur
    any bird having a musical call
    bergeronette
    Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
    pinson
    any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
    moineau franc
    small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe
    tisserin
    finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
    grive
    songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
    loriot
    mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
    étourneau
    gregarious birds native to the Old World
    corvidés
    birds of the crow family
    moqueur
    long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
    sitelle
    any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
    mésange
    small insectivorous birds
    hirondelle
    small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
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    oiseau
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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