‖Stri‐so″res (?), n. pl. [NL.; cf. L. stridere to creak, whiz, buzz.] (Zoöl.) A division of passerine birds including the humming birds, swifts, and goatsuckers. It is now generally considered an artificial group.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.