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Definition of veery

veery

/ˈvɪə.ɹi/
vee · ry
Plural:veeries
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veery Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

North American A small North American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) that breeds in southern Canada and the northern United States, noted for its tawny-brown upperparts and a distinctive, flutelike, downward-spiraling song.

Example

"While hiking through the damp eastern woodlands, we paused to listen to the ethereal, spiraling song of a hidden veery."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the mid-19th century in American English, imitative of the bird's distinctive, downward-spiraling 'vee-ur' call.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Veery. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/veery
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