towhee

tow·hee  (th, t-h)

n.

1. A North American bird (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) that ranges from southern Canada to Mexico and has black, white, and rust-colored plumage in the male. Also called chewink, ground robin.

2. Any of several finches of the genera Pipilo or Chlorura, found in the western United States.

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[Imitative of the song of some of these birds.]

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towhee [ˈtaʊhɪ ˈtəʊ-]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various North American brownish-coloured sparrows of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura

[imitative of its note]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

towhee - any of numerous long-tailed American finches finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds cheewink, chewink, Pipilo erythrophthalmus - common towhee of eastern North America Chlorura chlorura, green-tailed towhee - towhee of the Rocky Mountains