Category:Pewee

Pe"wee, n. Etym: [so called from its note.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: a common american tyrant flycatcher (sayornis phoebe, or s. Fuscus). Called also pewit, and phoebe.

2. The woodcock. [local, u.s.] Wood pewee (zoöl.), a bird (contopus Virens) similar to the pewee (see pewee, 1), but of smaller size.