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Thrasher Meaning & Definition
Thrasher Definition And Meaning

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

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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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