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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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