Definitions for vireoˈvɪr iˌoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vir•e•oˈvɪr iˌoʊ(n.)(pl.)vir•e•os.
any of various small, insectivorous, typically dull-plumaged songbirds of the family Vireonidae, of the New World, having a slightly hooked bill.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of vireo:
1825–35; < NL; L vireō (Pliny), prob. the greenfinch, der. of virēre to be green
Princeton's WordNet
vireo(noun)
any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color
Wiktionary
vireo(Noun)
Any of several small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage
Webster Dictionary
Vireo(noun)
any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also greenlet
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