Vireo : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Vireo	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Vireo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vireo n any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vireo \Vir"eo\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to {Vireo} and allied genera of the family {Vireonid[91]}. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also {greenlet}. Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species are the white-eyed vireo* ({Vireo Noveboracensis}), the redeyed vireo ({V. olivaceus}), the blue-headed, or solitary, vireo ({V. solitarius}), the warbling vireo ({V. gilvus}), and the yellow-throated vireo ({V. flavifrons}). All these are noted for the sweetness of their songs.