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Meaning of VEERY

Pronunciation:  'veeree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
 
 Synonyms: Hylocichla fuscescens, Wilson's thrush
 
 See Also: genus Hylocichla, Hylocichla, thrush

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Veer"y\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American thrush ({Turdus fuscescens}) common in the
Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown
above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown.
Called also {Wilson's thrush}.
      Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion.    --Thoreau.
 

 

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