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vireo
vireo small, migratory songbird of the New World. Some species nest in the United States, but the majority are tropical. Vireos (also called greenlets) range from 4 to 6 1/2 in. (10.2–16.5 cm) in length; they are greenish above and white or yellowish below and have either stripes above or rings around the eyes. They search methodically through vegetation for insects. Vireos are known for their loud, persistent call and for their cup-shaped nest that is suspended in the fork of a tree limb. American vireos include the red-eyed, white-eyed, warbling, Philadelphia, yellow-throated, and blue-headed, or solitary, vireos. Vireos are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Vireonidae, genus Vireo. |
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"vireo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vireo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-vireo.html "vireo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-vireo.html |
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vireo
vir·e·o / ˈvirēˌō/ • n. (pl. -os) a small American songbird (genus Vireo, family Vireonidae), typically having a green or gray back and yellow or white underparts. |
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"vireo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vireo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vireo.html "vireo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vireo.html |
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vireo
vireo small Amer. bird. XIX. — L.
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T. F. HOAD. "vireo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "vireo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-vireo.html T. F. HOAD. "vireo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-vireo.html |
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Vireo
Vireo (vireos) See VIREONIDAE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Vireo." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Vireo." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Vireo.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Vireo." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Vireo.html |
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•studio
•Caravaggio, DiMaggio
•adagio
•arpeggio, Correggio
•Sergio • radicchio • Tokyo • intaglio
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•billy-o, punctilio
•folio, imbroglio, olio, polio, portfolio
•cameo • Romeo
•Borneo, Tornio
•Antonio • Scipio • Scorpio
•barrio, Mario
•impresario, Lothario, Polisario, Rosario, scenario
•stereo • embryo
•Blériot, Ontario
•vireo • Florio
•oratorio, Oreo
•curio • Ajaccio • Lazio • nuncio
•pistachio
•fellatio, Horatio, ratio
•ab initio, ex officio
•patio • Subbuteo • physio
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"vireo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vireo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vireo.html "vireo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vireo.html |
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