Definition of Pewee

1. Noun. Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America.

Exact synonyms: Contopus Virens, Peewee, Peewit, Pewit, Wood Pewee
Generic synonyms: Flycatcher, New World Flycatcher, Tyrant Bird, Tyrant Flycatcher
Group relationships: Contopus, Genus Contopus
Specialized synonyms: Contopus Sordidulus, Western Wood Pewee

Definition of Pewee

1. n. A common American tyrant flycatcher (Sayornis phœbe, or S. fuscus). Called also pewit, and phœbe.

Definition of Pewee

1. a small bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pewee

1. 1. A common American tyrant flycatcher (Sayornis phoebe, or S. Fuscus). Synonym: pewit, and phoebe. 2. The woodcock. Wood pewee, a bird (Contopus virens) similar to the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size. Origin: So called from its note. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pewee

pet food
pet name
pet peeve
PET scan
PET scanner
pet shop
pet sitter
pet sitting
peucedanin
peucil
Peul
Peutz's syndrome
peutz-jeghers syndrome
pew
pewee (current term)
pewee (current term)
pewees
pewet
pewholder
pewholders
pewit
pewit
pewits
pewit gull
pews
pewter
pewterer
pewterers
pewters
pexin

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