vireon.

Brit.

/ˈvɪrɪəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈvɪrioʊ/

Etymology: < Latin vireo, -eōnis (Pliny) some small bird, perhaps the greenfinch.

Ornithology.

Any small American bird belonging to the genus Vireo or the family Vireonidæ; a greenlet, a flycatcher. Many species are distinguished by special epithets, as black-capped, black-headed, blue-headed, gray, mountain, plumbeous, red-eyed, white-eyed, yellow-throated, etc.

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1834 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. II. 287 The Vireos quench their thirst with the drops of dew or rain that adhere to the leaves or twigs.

1845 H. B. Hirst Coming of Mammoth 155 In yon oak a vireo shrills.

1869 J. Burroughs in Galaxy Mag. Aug. 170 The Vireos, or Greenlets, are a sort of connecting-link between the Warblers and the true Fly-catchers.

1878 E. Coues Birds Colorado Valley 485 The Vireos were long supposed to be in the curious case, that some species possessed ten primaries, and others only nine.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	vireo
释义	vireon. Brit. /ˈvɪrɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˈvɪrioʊ/ Etymology: < Latin vireo, -eōnis (Pliny) some small bird, perhaps the greenfinch. Ornithology. Any small American bird belonging to the genus Vireo or the family Vireonidæ; a greenlet, a flycatcher. Many species are distinguished by special epithets, as black-capped, black-headed, blue-headed, gray, mountain, plumbeous, red-eyed, white-eyed, yellow-throated, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Vireonidae (vireo) vireo1834 vireonine1878 1834 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. II. 287 The Vireos quench their thirst with the drops of dew or rain that adhere to the leaves or twigs. 1845 H. B. Hirst Coming of Mammoth 155 In yon oak a vireo shrills. 1869 J. Burroughs in Galaxy Mag. Aug. 170 The Vireos, or Greenlets, are a sort of connecting-link between the Warblers and the true Fly-catchers. 1878 E. Coues Birds Colorado Valley 485 The Vireos were long supposed to be in the curious case, that some species possessed ten primaries, and others only nine. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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