| oscinian | 1. <ornithology> One of the Oscines, or singing birds. 2. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of dipterous files of the family Oscinidae. Some, whose larvae live in the stalks, are very destructive to barley, wheat, and rye; others, as the barley fly (Oscinis frit), destroy the heads of grain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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