Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Veery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Veery \Veer"y\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American thrush ({Turdus fuscescens}) common in the
Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown
above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown.
Called also {Wilson's thrush}.
Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion. --Thoreau.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
veery
n : tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn: {Wilson's
thrush}, {Hylocichla fuscescens}]
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