wood pewee

or wood-pe·wee

noun

either of two small North American flycatchers, the western Contopus sordidulus or the eastern C. virens.

Origin of wood pewee

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Words nearby wood pewee

wood meadow grass, wood mouse, wood nymph, wood opal, wood owl, wood pewee, wood pigeon, wood pitch, wood preservative, wood pulp, wood pussy

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