veery

[ veer-ee ]

/ ˈvɪər i /

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noun, plural veer·ies.

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

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Also called Wilson's thrush.

Origin of veery

1830–40, Americanism; perhaps veer¹ + -y²

Words nearby veery

Veeck, veejay, veena, veep, veer, veery, veg, Vega, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, vegan

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How to use veery in a sentence

That day his brookside singer became the Song-sparrow; the brown triller, the Veery Thrush.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
Call, a liquid puit; song, suggesting both that of Hermit Thrush and the Veery.
Color Key to North American Birds|Frank M. Chapman
One more phase of veery character I was surprised and delighted to learn.
Little Brothers of the Air|Olive Thorne Miller
The Veery, in common with a large number of other birds, builds a nest open at the top.
The Bird Study Book|Thomas Gilbert Pearson

The Veery's common call is a clearly whistled wheé-you, quite unlike the quirt or pit-pit of the Wood Thrush.
What Bird is That?|Frank M. Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for veery

veery

/ (ˈvɪərɪ) /

noun plural veeries

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

Word Origin for veery

C19: probably imitative of its note

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