vireo

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈvi.ɹi.oʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage.
    — The voices of male vireos are a constant in the spring woodland, providing background music to the longer, prettier songs of tanagers and thrushes. Vireos tend to sing in bursts interrupted by short or long pauses.
  2. Any bird of the family Vireonidae, which includes vireos, shrike-vireos, greenlets, and peppershrikes.
    — Family Vireonidae Vireos The vireos are slim grayish green birds that stay high up in the trees most of the time.

词形变化

vireos plural vireoes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Bell's vireo Hutton's vireo shrike-vireo warbling vireo

词源

From translingual Vireo (genus name), from Latin vireō (“to be green”).
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