songbird
/ˈsɒŋbɜːd/noun
1
- a bird with a musical song鸣鸟。
2
- Ornithology a perching bird of an advanced group distinguished by having the muscles of the syrinx attached to the bronchial semi-rings; an oscine passerine【鸟】鸣禽, 歌鸟。
2.1
- Suborder Oscines, order Passeriformes; in Europe 'songbird' is effectively synonymous with 'passerine' or 'perching bird'.鸣禽亚目, 雀形目; 在欧洲这个词与雀形目鸟同义。
3
- informal a female singer〈非正式〉女歌手。