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Thrasher
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What's The Definition Of Thrasher?
[n] large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
[n] thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs [n] a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw Synonyms | Synonyms for Thrasher: Alopius vulpinus | fox shark | mocking thrush | thresher | thresher | thresher shark | threshing machine Related Terms | Find terms related to Thrasher: See Also | Alopius | brown thrasher | brown thrush | farm machine | genus Alopius | genus Toxostoma | oscine | oscine bird | shark | Toxostoma | Toxostoma rufums Thrasher In Webster's Dictionary \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing
machine.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}),
remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its
tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is
found both upon the American and the European coasts.
Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher},
{swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other
allied species. See {Brown thrush}.
{Sage thrasher}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Sage}.
{Thrasher whale} (Zo["o]l.), the common killer of the
Atlantic.
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