pewee
pe·wee
noun
Origin
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.
Phrases
- eastern wood pewee
- smoke-colored pewee
- western wood pewee
- wood pewee
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