'order Passeriformes' definitions:
Definition of 'order Passeriformes'
From: WordNet
noun
Largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres [syn: Passeriformes, order Passeriformes]