Passeres

See also: passeres

Translingual

Etymology

From a nonstandard plural of Latin sparrow.

Proper noun

Passeres

1. (archaic) An order of birds otherwise called Insessores, comprising more than half of all the birds; songbirds.

Related terms

• Passer
• Passeri
• Passeriformes

References

• “Passeres”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “Passeres”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.