Found 1 items, similar to oscinian.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Oscinian Oscinian \Os*cin"i*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Oscines, or singing birds. [1913 Webster] Oscinian \Os*cin"i*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the family Oscinid[ae]. [1913 Webster] Note: Some, whose larv[ae] live in the stalks, are very destructive to barley, wheat, and rye; others, as the barley fly (Oscinis frit), destroy the heads of grain. [1913 Webster]