About The Word Pewee
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Pewee
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What's The Definition Of Pewee?
[n] small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pewee: Contopus virens | peewee | peewit | pewit | wood pewee Related Terms | Find terms related to Pewee: See Also | Contopus | Contopus sordidulus | flycatcher | genus Contopus | New World flycatcher | tyrant bird | tyrant flycatcher | western wood pewee Pewee In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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