wood pewee

or wood-pewee

noun

either of two small North American flycatchers, the western Contopus sordidulus or the eastern C. virens.

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

Example sentences from the Web for wood pewee

The Wood-Pewee, the prevailing species in this locality, arrests your attention by his sweet, pathetic cry.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various
Next to the wood-pewee, he was the most friendly of our feathered neighbors.
A Bird-Lover in the West|Olive Thorne Miller
All the more we appreciate the faithful redeye and the wood-pewee.
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham
Everywhere in these solitudes I am greeted with the pensive, almost pathetic note of the wood-pewee.
Wake-Robin|John Burroughs

This bird's nest, as well as his song, is unlike that of our wood-pewee.
A Bird-Lover in the West|Olive Thorne Miller

单词	wood pewee
释义	wood pewee or wood-pewee noun either of two small North American flycatchers, the western Contopus sordidulus or the eastern C. virens. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wood pewee The Wood-Pewee, the prevailing species in this locality, arrests your attention by his sweet, pathetic cry. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866\|Various Next to the wood-pewee, he was the most friendly of our feathered neighbors. A Bird-Lover in the West\|Olive Thorne Miller All the more we appreciate the faithful redeye and the wood-pewee. In the Open\|Stanton Davis Kirkham Everywhere in these solitudes I am greeted with the pensive, almost pathetic note of the wood-pewee. Wake-Robin\|John Burroughs This bird's nest, as well as his song, is unlike that of our wood-pewee. A Bird-Lover in the West\|Olive Thorne Miller
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