- vireo
- , -n (L). A kind of bird
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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Vireo — Vir e*o, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to {Vireo} and allied genera of the family {Vireonid[ae]}. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive colored. Called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vireo — víreo (del lat. «virĕo») m. En algunos sitios *oropéndola (pájaro). ≃ Virio. * * * víreo. (Del lat. vireo). m. oropéndola. * * * Cualquiera de 42 especies (familia Vireonidae) de aves canoras del Nuevo Mundo con un grueso pico de punta ganchuda,… … Enciclopedia Universal
vireo — (n.) 1834, from L. vireo, a word Pliny uses for some kind of bird, perhaps the greenfinch, from virere be green (see VERDURE (Cf. verdure)). Applied in modern times to an Amer. bird … Etymology dictionary
víreo — (Del lat. vireo). m. oropéndola … Diccionario de la lengua española
Vireo — Vireo, Vogel, s.u. Würger … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
vireo — ☆ vireo [vir′ē ō΄ ] n. pl. vireos [L, greenfinch, akin to virere, to be green] any of a family (Vireonidae) of small, insect eating, American passerine birds, with olive green or gray plumage vireonine [vir′ē ə nīn΄, vir′ē ənin] adj., n … English World dictionary
Vireo — Taxobox name = Vireos image width = 250px image caption = Yellow throated Vireo ( Vireo flavifrons ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Vireonidae familia authority = Swainson, 1837 … Wikipedia
Vireo — Vireo … Wikipédia en Français
Vireo — Vireo … Wikipedia Español
vireo — /vir ee oh /, n., pl. vireos. any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive green or gray above and white or yellow below. [1825 35; < NL; L vireo (Pliny), prob. the greenfinch,… … Universalium
Vireo — tikrieji vireonai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Vireo angl. vireo rus. виреон, m; настоящий виреон, m pranc. viréo, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji vireonai siauresnis terminas – andinis vireonas siauresnis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
