Passeres
See also: passeres
Translingual
Etymology
From a nonstandard plural of Latin sparrow.
Proper noun
Passeres
- (archaic) An order of birds otherwise called Insessores, comprising more than half of all the birds; songbirds.
Related terms
References
- “Passeres”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “Passeres”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.