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- Latin · derived fromvireō“to be green”
- translingual · derived fromVireo
- English todayvireo
From translingual Vireo (genus name), from Latin vireō (“to be green”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage. Full definition →
From translingual Vireo (genus name), from Latin vireō (“to be green”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.