VEERY

veery, Wilson's thrush, Hylocichla fuscescens

(noun) tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

veery (plural veeries)

An American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada.

Anagrams

• Every, every, verye, y'ever

Source: Wiktionary


Veer"y, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown. Called also Wilson's thrush. Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion. Thoreau.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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