vireo
/ˈvɪrɪəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1- a small American songbird, typically having a green or grey back and yellow or white underparts莺雀。
1.1
- Family Vireonidae (the vireo family): two genera, especially Vireo, and several species. The vireo family also includes the greenlets and pepper-shrikes.莺雀科：2属, 尤指莺雀属, 数种。莺雀科也包括绿莺雀和雀。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin， perhaps denoting a greenfinch.