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for Pipilo erythrophthalmus
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zool.)
An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus) of the Finch
family, so called from its note; -- called also rufous-sided
towhee, towhee, towhee bunting and ground robin. [Also
spelled cheewink.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
cheewink \cheewink\ n. (Zool.)
the common rufous-sided towhee of eastern North America,
Pipilo erythrophthalmus.
Syn: chewink, rufous-sided towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
n 1: common towhee of eastern North America [syn: chewink,
cheewink, Pipilo erythrophthalmus]
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