passeriformes
NounSynonyms:
order Passeriformes
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- largest order of birds comprising about half the known species: rooks, finches, sparrows, tits, warblers, robins, wrens, swallows, etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi, Tyranni, Menurae and Oscines or PasseresSynonyms: order PasseriformesType of animal orderMember of Aves, class AvesMembers Troglodytidae, Tyranni, passerine, Oscines, Eurylaimi, Clamatores, Menurae
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5