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towhee
/ˈtoʊˌhi/
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What does towhee mean?
noun
- Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtoʊˌhi/
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The chewink derives its name from the fancied resemblance of its note to these syllables, while those naming it "towhee" hear the sound to-whick, to-whick, to-whee.
It was Chewink the Towhee, sometimes called Ground Robin.