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A common American tyrant flycatcher (Sayornis phoebe, or S. fuscus). Called also pewit, and phoebe.

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  1. n. A common American tyrant flycatcher (Sayornis phoebe, or S. fuscus). Called also pewit, and phoebe.
  2. n. The woodcock.
  3. n. small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
  4. 1. (Zoöl.) A common American tyrant flycatcher (Sayornis phoebe, or S. fuscus). Called also pewit, and phoebe. 2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.] Wood pewee (Zoöl.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
  5. A common American tyrant flycatcher (Sayornis phoebe, or S.fuscus). Called also pewit, and phoebe.
  6. n small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America