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pewee /ˈpiːwiː /(also peewee) nounA North American tyrant flycatcher with dark olive-grey plumage.- Genus Contopus, family Tyrannidae: several species.
From the Atlantic coastline to the Pocomoke River and Forest, Worcester is home to pelicans and peewees, kingbirds and cuckoos, and herons, harriers, and eagles....- On the island itself, titmice, chickadees, pewees, and at least one Red-bellied Woodpecker thrived.
- A pair of pewees darted between twigs above the path, calling occasionally, and a hummingbird or two whizzed overhead.
OriginLate 18th century: imitative. |