noun
common towhee of eastern North America
• Syn: ↑cheewink, ↑Pipilo erythrophthalmus
• Hypernyms: ↑towhee
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pipilo, ↑genus Pipilo
* * *
/chi wingk"/, n.
a towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, of eastern North America.
[1785-95, Amer.; imit.]
* * *
chewink /chē- or chə-wingkˈ/
noun
The rufous-sided towhee (now generally considered two separate species, the eastern towhee and the spotted towhee)
ORIGIN: Imit
* * *
chewinkvar. of cheewink.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.