veery
/veer-ee/US // ˈvɪər i //UK // (ˈvɪərɪ) //
虚伪,虚伪的,虚荣心,虚弱的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural veer·ies.
- : a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.
Examples
That day his brookside singer became the Song-sparrow; the brown triller, the Veery Thrush.
Call, a liquid puit; song, suggesting both that of Hermit Thrush and the Veery.
One more phase of veery character I was surprised and delighted to learn.
The Veery, in common with a large number of other birds, builds a nest open at the top.
The Veery's common call is a clearly whistled wheé-you, quite unlike the quirt or pit-pit of the Wood Thrush.
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