veery

(virē)

noun pl. veeries

a small, brown and cream-colored thrush (Catharus fuscescens) of the E U.S.

Origin: prob. echoic

See veery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. vee·ries
A New World thrush (Hylocichla fuscescens) having a reddish-brown head, back, and tail and an indistinctly spotted breast. Also called Wilson's thrush.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly imitative of its song

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