Definitions for veeryˈvɪər i

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

veer•yˈvɪər i(n.)(pl.)veer•ies.

  1. a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, of northern U.S. and southern Canadian woodlands, with a distinctive, downward sliding song.

    Category: Ornithology

Origin of veery:

1830–40, Amer.; perh. imit.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. veery, Wilson's thrush, Hylocichla fuscescens(noun)

    tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song

Wiktionary

  1. veery(Noun)

    An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Veery(noun)

    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


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