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wood pewee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird (Contopus virens) similar to the pewee, but smaller.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pewee, peewee, peewit, pewit, Contopus virens

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant bird

Narrower terms: western wood pewee, Contopus sordidulus

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