'Passeres' definitions:
Definition of 'Passeres'
(from WordNet)
noun
Two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: Oscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder Passeres]
Definition of 'Passeres'
From: GCIDE
- Passeres \Pas"se*res\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. L. passer a sparrow.] (Zool.) An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together with many other small perching birds. [1913 Webster]