wood pewee

wood pewee
noun
small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
• Syn: ↑pewee, ↑peewee, ↑peewit, ↑pewit, ↑Contopus virens
• Member Holonyms: ↑Contopus, ↑genus Contopus

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noun
: a small tyrant flycatcher (Contopus virens) of eastern No. America that is dark olive-gray on the back, grayish olive on the breast and sides, and yellowish white on the belly and that has a very plaintive note resembling the syllables pee-a-wee; also : a related bird (C. sordidulus) that inhabits western No. America

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either of two small North American flycatchers, the western Contopus sordidulus or the eastern C. virens. Also wood-pewee.
[1800-10, Amer.]

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wood pewee,
a small flycatcher of eastern North America with a plaintive call suggesting its name; pewee.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Wood pewee — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wood pewee — ☆ wood pewee n. either of two species of pewee, the eastern wood pewee ( Contopus virens) or the western wood pewee ( C. sordidulus) …   English World dictionary

  • Wood pewee — Pewee Pe wee, n. [So called from its note.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis ph[oe]be}, or {Sayornis fuscus}). Called also {pewit}, and {ph[oe]be}. [1913 Webster] 2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] {Wood… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wood pewee — either of two small North American flycatchers, the western Contopus sordidulus or the eastern C. virens. Also wood pewee. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Eastern Wood Pewee — Yucatán Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Western Wood Pewee — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • western wood pewee — noun small flycatcher of western North America • Syn: ↑Contopus sordidulus • Hypernyms: ↑pewee, ↑peewee, ↑peewit, ↑pewit, ↑wood pewee, ↑Contopus virens …   Useful english dictionary

  • western wood-pewee — vakarinis pivis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Contopus sordidulus angl. western wood pewee vok. Westlicher Waldschnäppertyrann, m rus. западный пиви, m pranc. pioui de l Ouest, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – piviai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • eastern wood-pewee — rytinis pivis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Contopus virens angl. eastern wood pewee vok. Östlicher Waldschnäppertyrann, m rus. восточный пиви, m pranc. pioui de l Est, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – piviai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Wood — Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently used …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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