veery

[ veer-ee ]

noun

, plural veer·ies.

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

veery

/ ˈvɪərɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of veery¹

1830–40, Americanism; perhaps veer ¹ + -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of veery¹

C19: probably imitative of its note

Example Sentences

That day his brookside singer became the Song-sparrow; the brown triller, the Veery Thrush.

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Call, a liquid puit; song, suggesting both that of Hermit Thrush and the Veery.

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One more phase of veery character I was surprised and delighted to learn.

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The Veery, in common with a large number of other birds, builds a nest open at the top.

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The Veery's common call is a clearly whistled wheé-you, quite unlike the quirt or pit-pit of the Wood Thrush.

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