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towhee Definition

☆ tow·hee (tō′hē, tō′ē)

noun

any of several large, ground-feeding, North American sparrows (family Emberizidae); esp., the rufous-sided towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) with a chestnut patch on each flank and, usually, red irises

Etymology: echoic of one of its calls

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