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vireo |
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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