veery

[ veer-ee ]

noun

, plural veer·ies.

1. a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.

veery

/ ˈvɪərɪ /

noun

1. a tawny brown North American thrush, Hylocichla fuscescens, with a slightly spotted grey breast

Word History and Origins

Origin of veery¹

1830–40, Americanism; perhaps veer ¹ + -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of veery¹

C19: probably imitative of its note

Example Sentences

One bird had a red dot next to its name; it was a veery, a warm-colored thrush, and the dot meant it was a rare sighting.

From Seattle Times

Heckscher worries that if hurricanes move more slowly over the Gulf of Mexico, it could mean more migrating birds like the veeries face a longer period of risk of being blown off track or killed.

From National Geographic

He stood just a few steps from where his birding obsession had begun in earnest in the spring of 2000 with a sighting of a veery thrush in bright breeding plumage.

From New York Times

The wood thrush is less shy than the veery or hermit thrush.

From Project Gutenberg

Throughout its life the veery seems to show a distrust of us that, try as we may, few have ever overcome.

From Project Gutenberg