| Pronunciation: | | 'veeree
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[n] tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song |
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VEERY is a 5 letter word that starts with V. |
| | Synonyms: | | Hylocichla fuscescens, Wilson's thrush |
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| | See Also: | | genus Hylocichla, Hylocichla, thrush |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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