"songling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: songlings [plural]
Etymology: From song(bird) + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|songbird|ling|alt1=song(bird)}} song(bird) + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} songling (plural songlings)
  1. A small, young, or miniature songbird.
    Sense id: en-songling-en-noun-p1dXmhbj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling

Inflected forms

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