vireo
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iˌoʊ noun, plural vir·e·os.
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
Origin:
1825–35; < Neo-Latin; Latin vireō (Pliny), probably the greenfinch, derivative of virēre to be green
1825–35; < Neo-Latin; Latin vireō (Pliny), probably the greenfinch, derivative of virēre to be green
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| —n , pl vireos | |
| any insectivorous American songbird of the family Vireonidae, esp those of the genus Vireo, having an olive-grey back with pale underparts | |
| [C19: from Latin: a bird, probably a greenfinch; compare virēre to be green] | |
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Word Origin & History
vireo
1834, from L. vireo, a word Pliny uses for some kind of bird, perhaps the greenfinch, from virere "be green" (see verdure). Applied in modern times to an Amer. bird.
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Example sentences
Canopy birds soar overhead and include the scarlet tanager and red-eyed vireo.
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