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vireo
- /ˈvi.ɹi.oʊ/ US
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From translingual Vireo (genus name), from Latin vireō (“to be green”).
noun vireos · vireoes
- 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.
- 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.
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Talk about this word "vireo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vireo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vireo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vireo "vireo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vireo.
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@misc{vireo_2026,
title = {vireo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vireo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
