cheewink

3 definitions found

cheewink - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zool.)
     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.]
     [1913 Webster]

  cheewink \cheewink\ n. (Zool.)
     the common rufous-sided towhee of eastern North America,
     Pipilo erythrophthalmus.
  
     Syn: chewink, rufous-sided towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus.
          [WordNet 1.5]

cheewink - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cheewink
      n 1: common towhee of eastern North America [syn: chewink,
           cheewink, Pipilo erythrophthalmus]