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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Veery

· Veer·y · IPA /ˈvɪəɹi/
01 n. An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The breast is pale b…
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    An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown. Called also Wilson's thrush.(Zool.) Also: Wilson's thrush
    “Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion.” Thoreau.