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veery |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion. --Thoreau. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: veery n : tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn: {Wilson's thrush}, {Hylocichla fuscescens}]
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