About The Word Vireo
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Vireo
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What's The Definition Of Vireo?
[n] any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vireo: Related Terms | Find terms related to Vireo: See Also | blue-headed vireo | genus Vireo | oscine | oscine bird | red-eyed vireo | solitary vireo | Vireo olivaceous | Vireo solitarius | Vireo solitarius solitarius Vireo In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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