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vireo
N นก พวก Vereonidae มี ขนาดเล็ก พบ ใน อเมริกา
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
VIREO
Vir "e *o, n. Etym: [L., a species of bird. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidæ. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also greenlet.
Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species are the white-eyed vireo (Vireo Noveboracensis ), the redeyed vireo (V. olivaceus ), the blue-headed, or solitary, vireo (V. solitarius ), the warbling vireo (V. gilvus ), and the yellow-throated vireo (V.flavifrons ). All these are noted for the sweetness of their songs.
New American Oxford Dictionary
vireo
vir e o |ˈvirēˌō ˈvɪrioʊ | ▶noun ( pl. vireos ) a small American songbird, typically having a green or gray back and yellow or white underparts. [Family Vireonidae (the vireo family ): two genera, esp. Vireo, and several species. The vireo family also includes the greenlets and peppershrikes. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin, perhaps denoting a greenfinch.
Oxford Dictionary
vireo
vireo |ˈvɪrɪəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. vireos ) a small American songbird, typically having a green or grey back and yellow or white underparts. ●Family Vireonidae (the vireo family ): two genera, especially Vireo, and several species. The vireo family also includes the greenlets and pepper-shrikes. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin, perhaps denoting a greenfinch.
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