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wood pewee
or wood-pewee
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noun
either of two small North American flycatchers, the western Contopus sordidulus or the eastern C. virens.
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Origin of wood pewee
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Words nearby wood pewee
woodnote, wood nymph, wood opal, wood owl, woodpecker, wood pewee, wood pigeon, woodpile, wood pitch, wood preservative, woodprint
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