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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vireo  \Vir"e*o\,  n.  [L.,  a  species  of  bird.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  American  singing  birds 
  belonging  to  {Vireo}  and  allied  genera  of  the  family 
  {Vireonid[ae]}.  In  many  of  the  species  the  back  is  greenish, 
  or  olive-colored.  Called  also  {greenlet}. 
 
  Note:  In  the  Eastern  United  States  the  most  common  species 
  are  the  white-eyed  vireo  ({Vireo  Noveboracensis}),  the 
  redeyed  vireo  ({V.  olivaceus}),  the  blue-headed,  or 
  solitary,  vireo  ({V.  solitarius}),  the  warbling  vireo 
  ({V.  gilvus}),  and  the  yellow-throated  vireo  ({V. 
  flavifrons}).  All  these  are  noted  for  the  sweetness  of 
  their  songs. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vireo 
  n  :  any  of  various  small  insectivorous  American  birds  chiefly 
  olive-gray  in  color 




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