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towhee — ☆ towhee [tō′hē, tō′ē ] n. [echoic of one of its calls] any of several large, ground feeding, North American sparrows (family Emberizidae); esp., the rufous sided towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) with a chestnut patch on each flank and, usually,… … English World dictionary
Towhee — To*whee , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The chewink. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Towhee — Taxobox name = Towhees image caption = California Towhee Pipilo crissalis in a garden regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Emberizidae genus = Pipilo genus authority = Vieillot, 1816 subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
towhee — /tow hee, toh hee, toh ee/, n. any of several long tailed North American finches of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura. [1720 30, Amer.; imit.] * * * Any of several North American songbirds (passerine family Fringillidae, sometimes Emberizidae), long … Universalium
towhee — Chewink Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
towhee — noun Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1729 1. a common finch (Pipilo erythrophthalmus of the family Emberizidae) of eastern North America with the male having reddish sides, white underparts, and black upperparts, head, and neck called also… … New Collegiate Dictionary
towhee — pipilai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Pipilo angl. towhee vok. Grundammer, f rus. тауи, m pranc. tohi, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – startos siauresnis terminas – apykaklėtasis pipilas siauresnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
towhee — noun any of numerous long tailed American finches • Hypernyms: ↑finch • Hyponyms: ↑chewink, ↑cheewink, ↑Pipilo erythrophthalmus, ↑green tailed towhee, ↑Chlorura chlorura … Useful english dictionary
towhee bunting — noun see towhee * * * tow|hee «TOH hee, TOW », noun, or towhee bunting, any one of various American finches related to the sparrows but larger, such as the Oregon towhee of western North America and the red eyed towhee, also called chewink or… … Useful english dictionary
towhee bunting — Chewink Che wink, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; called also {rufous sided towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also spelled {cheewink}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
