Parens (disambiguation)

Parens are a set of parentheses.

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)