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pewee |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis ph[oe]be}, or {S. fuscus}). Called also {pewit}, and {ph[oe]be}. 2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.] {Wood pewee} (Zo["o]l.), a bird ({Contopus virens}) similar to the pewee (See {Pewee}, 1), but of smaller size. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pewee n : small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [syn: {peewee}, {peewit}, {pewit}, {wood pewee}, {Contopus virens}]
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