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.