petcharyn.
/ˈpɛtʃəri/, U.S. /ˈpɛtʃəri/, Caribbean English /pɪˈtʃeːri/ Jamaican.
The grey kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis.
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petchary1840
1840 R. Chamberlaine in Compan. Jamaica Almanack 26 The Pecheere—Pepeeret—Tyrant Flycatcher.
1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 17 Then the petchary, from the top of a tall cocoa-palm, cackled his three or four rapid notes, ‘OP, PP, P, Q’.
1960 J. Bond Birds W. Indies 152 Grey Kingbird... Local names: Petchary [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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