veery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɪəɹi/
Etymology
Probably imitative of the bird's call. Attested since the 19th century.
Meanings
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An American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada.
In such safe retreats, when the somber shade is brightened here and there with stray beams of sunlight, in the warmth of which myriad insects bathe their wings and flutter away their little span of life, humming a quaint refrain to the gargle of the rivulet, the Veery meets his mate — the song rises — the wooed is won — the home is made.
1878, Elliott Coues, “Wilson’s Thrush, or Veery”, in Birds of the Colorado Valley, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| veeries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (13)
fi viitarastas (American thrush) · fr grive fauve (American thrush) · pt sabiá-norte-americano (American thrush) · nv kʼaiʼbisii (American thrush) · hu vörhenyes fülemülerigó (American thrush) · pl drozdek brunatny (American thrush) · de Wilson-Drossel (American thrush) · pt tordo-fulvo (American thrush) · es zorzal (American thrush) · ru бу́рый короткоклю́вый дрозд (American thrush) · ru бу́рый вертля́вый дрозд (American thrush) · sv rostskogstrast (American thrush) · nl veery (American thrush)