wood pewee

noun

A bird (Contopus virens) similar to the pewee, but smaller.

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peweepeeweepeewitpewitContopus virens
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Meanings

nounwood pewee (plural wood pewees)

plural wood pewees

  1. A bird (Contopus virens) similar to the pewee, but smaller.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America

Similar
peweepeeweepeewitpewitContopus virens
Broader
New World flycatcherflycatchertyrant flycatcher
Also see
peeweepeewitpewee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

wood pewee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20pewee

MLA

“wood pewee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20pewee. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood pewee,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20pewee.

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