Meanings
nounwhip-tom-kelly (plural not attested)
- archaicno pluralA vireo (Vireo altiloquus) native to the West Indies and Florida.
Synonyms: black-whiskered vireo, red-eyed flycatcher
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vireo (Vireo altiloquus) native to the West Indies and Florida.
Similar
black-whiskered vireored-eyed flycatcher
Origin
In imitation of its notes.
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