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VEERY

Dictionary entry overview: What does veery mean?

• VEERY (noun)
The noun VEERY has 1 sense:

1. tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song

Familiarity information: VEERY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• VEERY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Hylocichla fuscescens; veery; Wilson's thrush

Hypernyms ("veery" is a kind of...):

thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

Holonyms ("veery" is a member of...):

genus Hylocichla; Hylocichla (American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery)

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