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View synonyms for vireo
vireo
[ vir-ee-oh ]
noun
, plural vir·e·os.
- any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
vireo
/ ˈvɪrɪəʊ /
noun
- any insectivorous American songbird of the family Vireonidae, esp those of the genus Vireo, having an olive-grey back with pale underparts
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vireo1
1825–35; < New Latin; Latin vireō (Pliny), probably the greenfinch, derivative of virēre to be green
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vireo1
C19: from Latin: a bird, probably a greenfinch; compare virēre to be green
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Example Sentences
"Pertest of songsters," the white-eyed vireo makes whatever neighborhood it enters lively at once.
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Indeed, this warbling vireo seems to be the connecting link between them.
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The Vireo flashed by a dark body that had a light shining at its bows,—some ship swinging at anchor.
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Leander eyed the speaker for some seconds in silence before he said, "You wa'n't drowned when the Vireo went to pieces?"
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Things had been very odd indeed 238 the time the Vireo did not come back; perhaps he really would find out now.
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