Found 2 items, similar to vireo.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vireo
vireo
n : any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly
olive-gray in color
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vireo
Vireo
\Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of American singing birds
belonging to
Vireo and allied genera of the family
Vireonid[ae]. In many of the species the back is greenish,
or olive-colored. Called also
greenlet.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species
are the white-eyed vireo (
Vireo Noveboracensis), the
red-eyed vireo (
Vireo olivaceus), the blue-headed, or
solitary, vireo (
Vireo solitarius), the warbling
vireo (
Vireo gilvus), and the yellow-throated vireo
(
Vireo flavifrons). All these are noted for the
sweetness of their songs.
[1913 Webster]