"veery" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪəɹi/ Forms: veeries [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹi Etymology: Probably imitative of the bird's call. Attested since the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{glossary|imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{en-noun}} veery (plural veeries)
  1. An American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada. Wikipedia link: veery Categories (lifeform): Thrushes Synonyms: Wilson's thrush Translations (American thrush): veery [feminine] (Dutch), viitarastas (Finnish), Wilson-Drossel [feminine] (German), vörhenyes fülemülerigó (Hungarian), kʼaiʼbisii (Navajo), drozdek brunatny [masculine] (Polish), tordo-fulvo [European, masculine] (Portuguese), sabiá-norte-americano [Brazilian, masculine] (Portuguese), бу́рый короткоклю́вый дрозд (búryj korotkokljúvyj drozd) [masculine] (Russian), бу́рый вертля́вый дрозд (búryj vertljávyj drozd) [masculine] (Russian), zorzal [masculine] (Spanish), rostskogstrast [common-gender] (Swedish)

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