- veery
- noun (plural veeries) Etymology: probably imitative Date: 1838 an American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in the eastern United States
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Veery — Veer y, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American thrush ({Turdus fuscescens}) common in the Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown. Called also {Wilson s thrush}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
veery — ☆ veery [vir′ē ] n. pl. veeries [prob. echoic] a small, brown and cream colored thrush (Catharus fuscescens) of the E U.S … English World dictionary
Veery — Taxobox name = Veery status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Turdidae genus = Catharus species = C. fuscescens binomial = Catharus fuscescens binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
veery — rudagalvis trumpasnapis strazdas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Catharus fuscescens angl. veery vok. Wilsondrossel, f rus. бурый короткоклювый дрозд, m; вертлявый дрозд, m pranc. grive fauve, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
veery — /vear ee/, n., pl. veeries. a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song. Also called Wilson s thrush. [1830 40, Amer.; perh. VEER1 + Y2] * * * … Universalium
veery — noun An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada … Wiktionary
veery — n. Wilson s thrush, golden brown thrush noted for its beautiful song and found in eastern United States (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
veery — every … Anagrams dictionary
veery — [ vɪəri] noun (plural veeries) a North American woodland thrush with a brown back and speckled breast. [Catharus fuscescens.] Origin C19: perh. imitative … English new terms dictionary
veery — vee·ry … English syllables
