Parens are a set of parentheses.
Parens may also refer to:
Taxonomy
editGenus
edit- Parens (moth), a genus of moths
Species
edit- Xylomya parens (X. parens), a species of fly
- Horornis parens (H. parens), a species of bird
- Areca parens (A. parens), a species of flowering plant
- Chionodes parens (C. parens), a species of moth
- Strabena excellens (Strabena parens), a species of butterfly
People
edit- Johannes Parens (died 1250), Italian Friar Minor
- Joshua Parens, American professor of philosophy
Others
edit- Parens patriae, a legal term
- Parens scientiarum, the incipit designating a papal bull issued by Pope Gregory IX