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Common towhee of eastern North America
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chewink
Word definitions for chewink in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. common towhee of eastern North America [syn: cheewink , Pipilo erythrophthalmus ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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 .]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A bird, ''Pipilo erythrophthalmus'', the Eastern towhee.
Usage examples of chewink.
On the third or fourth of May I saw a loon in the pond, and during the first week of the month I heard the whip-poor-will, the brown thrasher, the veery, the wood pewee, the chewink, and other birds.