VIREO

Meaning of VIREO in English

[ 'vɪrɪəʊ ]

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a small American songbird, typically green or grey with yellow or white underparts. [Family Vireonidae: several species.]

Origin

C19: from L., perh. denoting a greenfinch.

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VIREO — noun (plural -eos) Etymology: Latin, a small bird, from virēre to be green Date: 1834 any of various small insectivorous …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VIREO — Any of 42 species (family Vireonidae) of New World songbirds with a stout, slightly notched, hook-tipped bill that has fine …
Английский словарь Британика
VIREO — ˈvirēˌō noun Etymology: Latin vireon-, vireo, a small bird, perhaps the greenfinch, from virēre to be green 1. -s : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIREO — (n.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. …
Английский словарь Webster
VIREO — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VIREO — /vir"ee oh'/ , n. , pl. vireos . any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VIREO — n. any of a number of birds that eat insects and have grey or blue feathers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VIREO — noun ( plural -e·os ) Etymology: Latin, a small bird, from virēre to be green Date: 1834 : any of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIREO — noun any one of numerous species of american singing birds belonging to vireo and allied genera of the family vireonidae. …
Webster English vocab
VIREO — [vir.eo] n, pl -e.os [L, a small bird, fr. virere to be green] (1834): any of various small insectivorous American …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VIREO — any of 42 species of New World birds constituting the family Vireonidae (order Passeriformes). This includes pepper-shrikes and shrike-vireosabout five …
Britannica English vocabulary
VIREO — vireo BrE AmE ˈvɪr i əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ vireo|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VIREO — n. (pl. -os) any small American songbird of the family Vireonidae. [L, perh. = greenfinch]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VIREO — n. (pl. -os) any small American songbird of the family Vireonidae. [ L, perh. = greenfinch ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VIREO — n. (pl. -os) any small American songbird of the family Vireonidae. Etymology: L, perh. greenfinch
Oxford English vocab
VIREO — n. Any of 42 species (family Vireonidae) of New World songbirds with a stout, slightly notched, hook-tipped bill that has …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VIREO — орнит. виреон (Vireo); pl виреоновые (Vireonidae) - black-capped vireo - blue-headed vireo - brown-headed vireo - golden-fronted vireo - gray vireo - red-eyed vireo - scrub vireo - shrike …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
VIREO — орнит. виреон ( Vireo ) ; pl виреоновые ( Vireonidae ) - black-capped vireo - blue-headed vireo - brown-headed vireo …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
VIREO — n. Pronunciation: ' vir- ē - ˌ ō Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -e · os Etymology: Latin, a small …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RED-EYED VIREO — noun Date: 1839 a North American vireo ( Vireo olivaceus ) having an olive-green back, white underparts, and red irises
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO — noun : a vireo ( Vireo flavifrons ) of eastern No. America with bright yellow throat and breast
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITE-EYED VIREO — noun : a vireo ( Vireo griseus ) of the eastern United States with a greenish olive back, white underparts, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WARBLING VIREO — noun Etymology: warbling (present participle of warble ) (III) + vireo : a vireo ( Vireo gilvus ) of temperate …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOLITARY VIREO — noun : a vireo ( Vireo solitarius ) of eastern No. America having the head bluish gray, the back green, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED-EYED VIREO — noun : a common vireo ( Vireo olivaceus ) of northeastern No. America having a grayish green back, white underparts, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUMBEOUS VIREO — noun : a dusky slaty gray vireo ( Vireo solitarius plumbeus ) of the Rocky mountain region
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHILADELPHIA VIREO — noun Usage: usually capitalized P : a vireo ( Vireo philadelphicus ) of eastern No. America with a grayish green …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUTTON'S VIREO — ˈhət ə nz- noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: probably from the name Hutton : a vireo ( Vireo huttoni …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOLITARY VIREO — a vireo, Vireo solitarius, of North and Central America, having the top and sides of the head bluish-gray. Also called …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RED-EYED VIREO — /red"uyd'/ an American vireo, Vireo olivaceus, having olive-green and white plumage and red irises. Also called redeye, preacher bird . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHRIKE-VIREO — any of three species of tropical American songbirds, characterized by a stout, slightly hooked bill (like the true shrikes, family …
Britannica English vocabulary
VIREONINE — I. ˈvirēəˌnīn, -nə̇n adjective Etymology: Latin vireon-, vireo vireo + English -ine : of or relating to the vireos II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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