Vireo

2 definitions found

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

  Vireo \Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of American singing birds
     belonging to {Vireo} and allied genera of the family
     {Vireonidae}. 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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vireo
       n : any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly
           olive-gray in color