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white-eyed vireo

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Definition of white-eyed vireo

: a vireo (Vireo griseus) of the eastern U.S. with a greenish olive back, white underparts, and a yellow ring around the white eye

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First Known Use of white-eyed vireo

1831, in the meaning defined above

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“White-eyed vireo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-eyed%20vireo. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.

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