vireo means any of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- 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.”