Word of the Day:
vireo
What It Means
Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage.
Any bird of the family Vireonidae, which includes vireos, shrike-vireos, greenlets, and peppershrikes.
Vireo in Context
“Uniquely American, the vireos are a group of some 46 foliage-gleaning forest birds with uncertain family connections. Vireo species are about equally divided between North and South America, with one, the Black-whiskered Vireo, largely restricted to the West Indies. Several vireos make long...”
Did You Know?
From translingual Vireo (genus name), from Latin vireō (“to be green”).
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