vireo
/ˈvi.ɹi.oʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage.
noun
Any bird of the family Vireonidae, which includes vireos, shrike-vireos, greenlets, and peppershrikes.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Uniquely American, the vireos are a group of some 46 foliage-gleaning forest birds with uncertain family connections. Vireo species are about equally divided between North and South America, with one, the Black-whiskered Vireo, largely restricted to the West Indies. Several vireos make long migratory journeys; all are nocturnal migrants."
- "2012, Eloise Potter, Birds of the Carolinas, Easyread Large Edition, page 94, This is our only vireo that has two white wing bars, yellow spectacles, and yellow sides."
- "Family Vireonidae Vireos The vireos are slim grayish green birds that stay high up in the trees most of the time."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈvi.ɹi.oʊ/