diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php
index 1a316308fe..2245ed7b9f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ class WP_REST_Terms_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 		);
 
 		$query_params['slug'] = array(
-			'description'       => __( 'Limit result set to terms with a specific slug.' ),
+			'description'       => __( 'Limit result set to terms with one or more specific slugs.' ),
 			'type'              => 'array',
 			'items'             => array(
 				'type'          => 'string'