PASSERES

Oscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder Passeres

(noun) two names for the suborder of typical songbirds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Pas"se*res, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. passer a sparrow.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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