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veery
vee·ry V0042800 (vîr′ē)n. pl. vee·ries A reddish-brown thrush (Catharus fuscescens) of the Americas, having an indistinctly spotted breast.
[Possibly imitative of its song.]veery (ˈvɪərɪ) n, pl veeries (Animals) a tawny brown North American thrush, Hylocichla fuscescens, with a slightly spotted grey breast[C19: probably imitative of its note]veer•y (ˈvɪər i)
n., pl. veer•ies. a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, of northern U.S. and southern Canadian woodlands, with a distinctive, downward sliding song. [1830–40, Amer.; perhaps imitative] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  veery - tawny brown North American thrush noted for its songHylocichla fuscescens, Wilson's thrushthrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breastgenus Hylocichla, Hylocichla - American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery |
veery
veery: see thrushthrush,
bird, common name for members of the Turdidae, a large family of birds found in most parts of the world and noted for their beautiful song. The majority are modestly colored, with spotted underparts, in either the young or the adult stage, although some have bright
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Related to veery: ovenbird, wood thrush, Swainson's thrushSynonyms for veerynoun tawny brown North American thrush noted for its songSynonyms- Hylocichla fuscescens
- Wilson's thrush
Related Words- thrush
- genus Hylocichla
- Hylocichla
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