Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vireo \Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of American singing birds
belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family
Vireonidae. In many of the species the back is greenish, or
olive-colored. Called also greenlet.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species
are the white-eyed vireo (Vireo Noveboracensis), the
red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus), the blue-headed, or
solitary, vireo (Vireo solitarius), the warbling
vireo (Vireo gilvus), and the yellow-throated vireo
(Vireo flavifrons). All these are noted for the
sweetness of their songs.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vireo
n 1: any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly
olive-grey in color