vireo

vir·e·o  (vîr-)

n. pl. vir·e·os

Any of various small insect-eating New World songbirds of the genus Vireo, having grayish or greenish plumage.

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[Latin vire, a kind of bird, from virre, to be green.]

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vireo [ˈvɪrɪəʊ]

n pl vireos

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any insectivorous American songbird of the family Vireonidae, esp those of the genus Vireo, having an olive-grey back with pale underparts

[from Latin: a bird, probably a greenfinch; compare virēre to be green]

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Noun

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vireo - any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus genus Vireo - type genus of the Vireonidae red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceous - of northern North America having red irises and an olive-grey body with white underparts solitary vireo, Vireo solitarius - of eastern North America having a bluish-grey head and mostly green body blue-headed vireo, Vireo solitarius solitarius - common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-grey head