towhee

[ tou-hee, toh-hee, toh-ee ]

/ ˈtaʊ hi, ˈtoʊ hi, ˈtoʊ i /

noun

any of several long-tailed North American finches of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura.

Origin of towhee

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30; imitative

Words nearby towhee

tower wagon, towery, tow-haired, towhead, towheaded, towhee, to whom it may concern, towie, to windward, towing path, to wit

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Example sentences from the Web for towhee

Two eggs of the cowbird and two or three of the towhee in a nest are common.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. VI, No. 4, November 1899|Various
In neighborly association with the brown thrush is the towhee bunting, or chewink.
Birds in the Bush|Bradford Torrey
The Chewink, or Towhee, called Nahl-tse, was instrumental in procuring the first fire.
California Athabascan Groups|Martin A. Baumhoff
The unmelodious call of a flicker in the pine-tree, and a towhee singing in the distance.
Applied Psychology for Nurses|Mary F. Porter

Still another musician who delights to take liberties with his score is the towhee bunting, or chewink.
Birds in the Bush|Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for towhee

towhee

/ (ˈtaʊhɪ, ˈtəʊ-) /

noun

any of various North American brownish-coloured sparrows of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura

Word Origin for towhee

C18: imitative of its note

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	towhee
释义	towhee [ tou-hee, toh-hee, toh-ee ] / ˈtaʊ hi, ˈtoʊ hi, ˈtoʊ i / noun any of several long-tailed North American finches of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura. Origin of towhee An Americanism dating back to 1720–30; imitative Words nearby towhee tower wagon, towery, tow-haired, towhead, towheaded, towhee, to whom it may concern, towie, to windward, towing path, to wit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for towhee Two eggs of the cowbird and two or three of the towhee in a nest are common. Birds and all Nature, Vol. VI, No. 4, November 1899\|Various In neighborly association with the brown thrush is the towhee bunting, or chewink. Birds in the Bush\|Bradford Torrey The Chewink, or Towhee, called Nahl-tse, was instrumental in procuring the first fire. California Athabascan Groups\|Martin A. Baumhoff The unmelodious call of a flicker in the pine-tree, and a towhee singing in the distance. Applied Psychology for Nurses\|Mary F. Porter Still another musician who delights to take liberties with his score is the towhee bunting, or chewink. Birds in the Bush\|Bradford Torrey British Dictionary definitions for towhee towhee / (ˈtaʊhɪ, ˈtəʊ-) / noun any of various North American brownish-coloured sparrows of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura Word Origin for towhee C18: imitative of its note Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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