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VEERY
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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
Sense 1
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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