Towhee

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Towhee \To*whee"\, n. (Zool.)
     The chewink.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zool.)
     An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch
     family, so called from its note; -- called also {rufous-sided
     towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also
     spelled {cheewink}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  towhee
       n : any of numerous long-tailed American finches