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noun

Pewee n.

(Zool.) A common American tyrant flycatcher (Sayornis phoebe, or Sayornis fuscus). Called also pewit, and phoebe.

The woodcock. (Local, U.S.)

Wood pewee (Zool.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.

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Etymology of 'Pewee'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pewee" Quotes from Famous Books

... Trowbridge, as a rule, keeps very close to the natural history of his own country when he has occasion to draw material from this source, and to American nature generally. You will find in his poems the wood pewee, the bluebird, the oriole, the robin, the grouse, the kingfisher, the chipmunk, the mink, the bobolink, the wood thrush, all in their proper places. There are few bird-poems that combine so much good poetry and good natural history as his "Pewee." ...

— The Writings of John Burroughs • John Burroughs

... creeps up the sky, The birds begin their symphony. I hear the clear, triumphant voice Of the Robin, bidding the world rejoice. The Vireos catch the theme of the song, And the Baltimore Oriole bears it along, While from Sparrow, and Thrush, and Wood Pewee, And, deep in the pine-trees, the Chickadee, There's ...

— Voices for the Speechless • Abraham Firth

Words linked to "Pewee" : tyrant flycatcher, tyrant bird, Contopus sordidulus, New World flycatcher, peewit, Contopus, wood pewee, peewee, Contopus virens, flycatcher, pewit, western wood pewee, genus Contopus