pewee
- noun
- /ˈpiːwi/
- Specialized
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pewee
- Birdwatchers love to spot the pewee because of its distinctive olive color and sweet call.
- the eastern wood pewee
- the wood pewee
Examples
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Photo: The eastern wood pewee of North America uses silk to secure its nest to a branch and to attach lichens to the outside.
Academic text (1994) -
Honey, it's an Eastern Wood-Pewee.
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Eastern Wood-Pewee?
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The pewee sat quietly on the branch, waiting to catch an unsuspecting insect.
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During spring, the pewee can be heard calling from the treetops in the forest.
Synonyms
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9.9
A small olive-brown bird that catches insects in trees in eastern North America
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7.0
A small bird that catches insects in the air
A small brownish bird in woods that catches insects and calls with a soft whistle
A small olive-colored bird that lives in eastern North American woods and catches flying insects
A small olive-green bird that lives in woods and eats insects
A large American bird that catches insects in flight
Compounds
A small grayish bird in western North America that sits on branches and catches insects with a clear song
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pewee comes from people copying the bird's own call, which sounds like 'pee-a-wee'. A helpful way to remember it is to notice the 'wee' part meaning 'small', because a pewee is a small woodland flycatcher known for its sad 'pee-a-wee' call.