VIREO


Meaning of VIREO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvir-ē-ˌō ]

noun

( plural -e·os )

Etymology: Latin, a small bird, from virēre to be green

Date: 1834

: any of various small insectivorous American oscine birds (family Vireonidae, especially genus Vireo ) that are chiefly olivaceous and grayish in color

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