petchary

(ˈpɛtʃərɪ)

n, pl -ries

(Animals) a grey kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis

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petchary - a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird

gray kingbird, grey kingbird, Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis

kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus - large American flycatcher

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