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phoebe (gcide) | Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
1. (Zool.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis
ph[oe]be}, or Sayornis fuscus). Called also pewit, and
ph[oe]be.
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2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
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Wood pewee (Zool.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to
the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
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Phoebe (gcide) | Phoebe \Ph[oe]"be\ (f[=e]"b[-e]), n. (Zool.)
The pewee, or pewit.
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phoebe (gcide) | Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
1. (Zool.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis
ph[oe]be}, or Sayornis fuscus). Called also pewit, and
ph[oe]be.
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2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
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Wood pewee (Zool.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to
the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
[1913 Webster]Phoebe \Ph[oe]"be\ (f[=e]"b[-e]), n. (Zool.)
The pewee, or pewit.
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Phoebe (gcide) | Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
1. (Zool.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis
ph[oe]be}, or Sayornis fuscus). Called also pewit, and
ph[oe]be.
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2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
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Wood pewee (Zool.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to
the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
[1913 Webster]Phoebe \Ph[oe]"be\ (f[=e]"b[-e]), n. (Zool.)
The pewee, or pewit.
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Phoebetria fuliginosa (gcide) | Sooty \Soot"y\, a. [Compar. Sootier; superl. Sootiest.] [AS.
s?tig. See Soot.]
1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
"Fire of sooty coal." --Milton.
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2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;
dusky; dark. "The grisly legions that troop under the
sooty flag of Acheron." --Milton.
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Sooty albatross (Zool.), an albatross ({Phoebetria
fuliginosa}) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called
also nellie.
Sooty tern (Zool.), a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found
chiefly in tropical seas.
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Sayornis phoebe (gcide) | Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
1. (Zool.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis
ph[oe]be}, or Sayornis fuscus). Called also pewit, and
ph[oe]be.
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2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
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Wood pewee (Zool.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to
the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
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