- Strisores
- Strisores Stri*so"res, n. pl. [NL.; cf. L. stridere to creak, whiz, buzz.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of passerine birds including the humming birds, swifts, and goatsuckers. It is now generally considered an artificial group. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.