Passeres

[pæsəriz]

解釋/意思:

(n. pl.) 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.

編輯:凯利

解釋/意思:

n.pl. the name given by Cuvier to the order of birds otherwise called Insessores comprising more than half of all the birds.—adj. Pass′erine relating to the Passeres an order of which the sparrow is the type.

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