joree U.S.
(dʒəˈriː)
[Echoic, from the call of the bird.]
= ground robin (ground n. 18 b).
| 1884 J. C. Harris Mingo 179 We seem to agree, Brother Brannum, like the jay-bird and the joree—one in the tree and t'other on the ground. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling iv. 35 Jorees flew from the denseness. 1955 Sci. News Let. 23 Apr. 271/2 Other names by which he [sc. the towhee or ground robin] is known include swamp robin, joree, bush-bird and turkey sparrow. |