veery

American  

[veer-ee] / ˈvɪər i /

noun

plural

veeries

1. a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.

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veery British  

/ ˈvɪərɪ /

noun

1. a tawny brown North American thrush, Hylocichla fuscescens, with a slightly spotted grey breast

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Etymology

Origin of veery

1830–40, perhaps veer ¹ + -y ²

Example Sentences

One bird had a red dot next to its name; it was a veery, a warm-colored thrush, and the dot meant it was a rare sighting.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Heckscher hypothesizes that this change in diet may help the veery return to North America in better shape, more capable of a longer breeding season.

From National Geographic • Jul. 28, 2023

It’s summer, and veery thrush birds have nearly finished mating and hatching this year’s generation throughout the northern U.S. and southern Canada.

From National Geographic • Jul. 28, 2023

He stood just a few steps from where his birding obsession had begun in earnest in the spring of 2000 with a sighting of a veery thrush in bright breeding plumage.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2015

For me, the hermit voices the sublimity of the deep woods, while the veery expresses its mystery, its unfathomable remoteness.

From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne