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What's The Definition Of Thrush?
[n] songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
[n] (informal) a woman who sings popular songs [n] candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults Synonyms | Synonyms for Thrush: Related Terms | Find terms related to Thrush: See Also | American robin | blackbird | bluebird | bluethroat | candidiasis | chat | clay-colored robin | Erithacus rubecola | Erithacus svecicus | European blackbird | family Turdidae | fieldfare | hermit thrush | Hylocichla fuscescens | Hylocichla guttata | Hylocichla mustelina | Luscinia luscinia | Luscinia megarhynchos | mavis | merl | merle | missel thrush | mistle thrush | mistletoe thrush | monilia disease | moniliasis | nightingale | Old World chat | Old World robin | oscine | oscine bird | ousel | ouzel | redbreast | redstart | redtail | redwing | ring blackbird | ring ouzel | ring thrush | robin | robin redbreast | singer | snowbird | solitaire | song thrush | throstle | thrush nightingale | Turdidae | Turdus grayi | Turdus iliacus | Turdus merula | Turdus migratorius | Turdus philomelos | Turdus pilaris | Turdus torquatus | Turdus viscivorus | veery | vocaliser | vocalist | vocalizer | wheatear | Wilson's thrush | wood thrush Thrush In Webster's Dictionary \Thrush\, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin
to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf.
{Throstle}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds
belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted
for the sweetness of their songs.
Note: Among the best-known European species are the song
thrush or throstle ({Turdus musicus}), the missel
thrush (see under {Missel}), the European redwing, and
the blackbird. The most important American species are
the wood thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}), Wilson's thrush
({T. fuscescens}), the hermit thrush (see under
{Hermit}), Swainson's thrush ({T. Alici[ae]}), and the
migratory thrush, or American robin (see {Robin}).
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds
more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or
habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush
(or thrasher). See {Brown thrush}.
{Ant thrush}. See {Ant thrush}, {Breve}, and {Pitta}.
{Babbling thrush}, any one of numerous species of Asiatic
timaline birds; -- called also {babbler}.
{Fruit thrush}, any species of bulbul.
{Shrike thrush}. See under {Shrike}.
{Stone thrush}, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called
from its marbled breast.
{Thrush nightingale}. See {Nightingale}, 2.
{Thrush tit}, any one of several species of Asiatic singing
birds of the genus {Cochoa}. They are beautifully colored
birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size
and habits.
{Water thrush}.
(a) The European dipper.
(b) An American warbler ({Seiurus Noveboracensis}).
\Thrush\, n. [Akin to Dan. tr["o]ske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan. t["o]r dry, Sw. torr, Icel. [thorn]urr, AS. [thorn]yrr, OE. thrust thrist, E. thrist.] 1. (Med.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphth[ae]. See {Aphth[ae]}. 2. (Far.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog. |
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