Definition of pewee in English:

pewee

(Australian, North American, Scottish peewee)

nounˈpiːwiːˈpēwē

A North American tyrant flycatcher with dark olive-grey plumage.
Genus Contopus, family Tyrannidae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- A pair of pewees darted between twigs above the path, calling occasionally, and a hummingbird or two whizzed overhead.
- On the island itself, titmice, chickadees, pewees, and at least one Red-bellied Woodpecker thrived.
- From the Atlantic coastline to the Pocomoke River and Forest, Worcester is home to pelicans and peewees, kingbirds and cuckoos, and herons, harriers, and eagles.
- Most perching birds stop singing regularly in late summer, but male wood-pewees keep up their chanting until the autumn migration.
- Pewees and Alder Flycatchers do not join flocks but set up territories in patches of forest that they defend against members of their own species.

Origin

Late 18th century: imitative.

Definition of pewee in US English:

pewee

(North American peewee)

nounˈpēwē

A North American tyrant flycatcher with dark olive-gray plumage and a call that sounds like “pee-a-wee.”.
Genus Contopus, family Tyrannidae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- Pewees and Alder Flycatchers do not join flocks but set up territories in patches of forest that they defend against members of their own species.
- Most perching birds stop singing regularly in late summer, but male wood-pewees keep up their chanting until the autumn migration.
- On the island itself, titmice, chickadees, pewees, and at least one Red-bellied Woodpecker thrived.
- A pair of pewees darted between twigs above the path, calling occasionally, and a hummingbird or two whizzed overhead.
- From the Atlantic coastline to the Pocomoke River and Forest, Worcester is home to pelicans and peewees, kingbirds and cuckoos, and herons, harriers, and eagles.

Origin

Late 18th century: imitative.

单词	pewee
释义	Definition of pewee in English: pewee (Australian, North American, Scottish peewee) nounˈpiːwiːˈpēwē A North American tyrant flycatcher with dark olive-grey plumage. Genus Contopus, family Tyrannidae: several species Example sentencesExamples A pair of pewees darted between twigs above the path, calling occasionally, and a hummingbird or two whizzed overhead. On the island itself, titmice, chickadees, pewees, and at least one Red-bellied Woodpecker thrived. From the Atlantic coastline to the Pocomoke River and Forest, Worcester is home to pelicans and peewees, kingbirds and cuckoos, and herons, harriers, and eagles. Most perching birds stop singing regularly in late summer, but male wood-pewees keep up their chanting until the autumn migration. Pewees and Alder Flycatchers do not join flocks but set up territories in patches of forest that they defend against members of their own species. Origin Late 18th century: imitative. Definition of pewee in US English: pewee (North American peewee) nounˈpēwē A North American tyrant flycatcher with dark olive-gray plumage and a call that sounds like “pee-a-wee.”. Genus Contopus, family Tyrannidae: several species Example sentencesExamples Pewees and Alder Flycatchers do not join flocks but set up territories in patches of forest that they defend against members of their own species. Most perching birds stop singing regularly in late summer, but male wood-pewees keep up their chanting until the autumn migration. On the island itself, titmice, chickadees, pewees, and at least one Red-bellied Woodpecker thrived. A pair of pewees darted between twigs above the path, calling occasionally, and a hummingbird or two whizzed overhead. From the Atlantic coastline to the Pocomoke River and Forest, Worcester is home to pelicans and peewees, kingbirds and cuckoos, and herons, harriers, and eagles. Origin Late 18th century: imitative.
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