pewee

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America

Etymology

Imitative of the vocalisations of various birds. For the passerine, originally imitative of the vocalisations of the eastern wood pewee, later extended to other members of the same genus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

peewee, peewit, pewit, wood pewee, Contopus virens

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