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Parens may also refer to:

Taxonomy

Genus

• Parens (moth), a genus of moths

Species

• 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

• Johannes Parens (died 1250), Italian Friar Minor
• Joshua Parens, American professor of philosophy

Others

• Parens patriae, a legal term
• Parens scientiarum, the incipit designating a papal bull issued by Pope Gregory IX

See also

• Paren (disambiguation)

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