'Passeriformes' definitions:
Definition of '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]
Definition of 'Passeriformes'
From: GCIDE
- Passeriformes \Passeriformes\ prop. n. The largest order of birds comprising about half the known species: rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; in four suborders: Eurylaimi; Tyranni; Menurae; Oscines or Passeres.
- Syn: order Passeriformes. [WordNet 1.5]