Passeres

See also: passeres

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin passerēs, plural of passer (“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.

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