whip-tom-kelly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In imitation of its notes.
Noun[edit]
whip-tom-kelly (plural not attested)
- (archaic) A vireo (Vireo altiloquus) native to the West Indies and Florida.
- Synonyms: black-whiskered vireo, red-eyed flycatcher
References[edit]
- “whip-tom-kelly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.