red-eyed vireo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of red-eyed vireo
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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The rose-breasted grosbeak is there too, and the red-eyed vireo, and the indigo bunting.
From Washington Post
He plays the red-eyed vireo and yellow warbler calls.
From Washington Post
“Tunes are free up here. I got that from the red-eyed vireo.”
From Literature
The red-eyed vireo suffers some of the biggest losses, some 581,000 deaths annually, though that represents less than 1 percent of its population.
From Scientific American
Like the rest of his kin, the red-eyed vireo is quite tame.
From Project Gutenberg
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