thrush : Idioms & Phrases
Index
- Ant thrush
- Babbling thrush
- Blue thrush
- brown thrush
- Fruit thrush
- Ground thrush
- Hermit thrush
- Holm thrush
- Jay thrush
- Migratory thrush
- Milk thrush
Missel bird ,Missel thrush - missel thrush
- mistle thrush
- mistletoe thrush
- Mocking thrush
- Native thrush
- Restless thrush
- Ring thrush
- Rock thrush
Screech bird , ∨Screech thrush - Shrike thrush
- Solitary thrush
- Song thrush
- Squawking thrush
- Stone thrush
- Thrush nightingale
- Thrush tit
- Tit thrush
- Water thrush
- Whistling thrush
- Willow thrush
- wilson's thrush
- Wood thrush
Ant thrush
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noun a kind of antbird
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- . See
Ant thrush ,Breve , andPitta .
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Babbling thrush
- any one of numerous species of Asiatic timaline birds; called also
babbler .
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Blue thrush
(Zoöl.) , a European and Asiatic thrush (Petrocossyphus cyaneas ).
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brown thrush
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noun common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
Toxostoma rufums; brown thrasher.
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Brown" thrush"
Definitions
(Zoöl.) A common American singing bird ( Harporhynchus rufus ), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher.
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Fruit thrush
- any species of bulbul.
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Ground thrush
(Zoöl.) , one of numerous species of bright-colored Oriental birds of the familyPittidæ . SeePitta .
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Hermit thrush
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noun North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song
Hylocichla guttata.
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(Zoöl.) , an American thrush (Turdus Pallasii ), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song.
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Holm thrush
(Zoöl.) , the missel thrush.
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Jay thrush
(Zoöl.) , any one several species of Asiatic singing birds, of the generaGarrulax ,Grammatoptila , and related genera of the familyCrateropodidæ ; as; the white-throated jay thrush (G. albogularis ), of India.
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Migratory thrush
(Zoöl.) , the American robin. SeeRobin .
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Milk thrush
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(Med.) SeeThrush .
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Missel bird , Missel thrush
(Zoöl.) , a large European thrush (Turdus viscivorus ) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; called alsomistletoe thrush and missel.
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missel thrush
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noun large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
Turdus viscivorus; missel thrush; mistle thrush.
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mistle thrush
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noun large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
Turdus viscivorus; missel thrush; mistle thrush.
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mistletoe thrush
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noun large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
Turdus viscivorus; missel thrush; mistle thrush.
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Mocking thrush
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noun thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
thrasher.
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(Zoöl.) , any species of the genusHarporhynchus , as the brown thrush (H. rufus ).
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Native thrush
(Zoöl.) , an Australian singing bird (Pachycephala olivacea ); called alsothickhead .
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Restless thrush
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(Zoöl.) SeeGrinder , 3.
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Ring thrush
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noun European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
ring ouzel; Turdus torquatus; ring blackbird.
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(Zoöl.) , the ring ousel.
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Rock thrush
(Zoöl.) , any Old World thrush of the genusMonticola , orPetrocossyphus ;as, the European .rock thrush (M. saxatilis ), and the bluerock thrush of India (M. cyaneus ), in which the male is blue throughout
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Screech bird , ∨ Screech thrush
(Zoöl.) , the fieldfare; so called from its harsh cry before rain.
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Shrike thrush
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(a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of the generaThamnocataphus ,Gampsorhynchus , and allies .(b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian singing birds of the genusColluricincla .
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Solitary thrush
(Zoöl.) the starling. Prov. Eng.
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Song thrush
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noun common Old World thrush noted for its song
mavis; Turdus philomelos; throstle.
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(Zoöl.) , a common European thrush (Turdus musicus ), noted for its melodius song; called alsomavis ,throsite , andthrasher .
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Squawking thrush
(Zoöl.) , the missel turush; so called from its note when alarmed. Prov. Eng.
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Stone thrush
- the missel thrush; said to be so called from its marbled breast.
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Thrush nightingale
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noun large nightingale of eastern Europe
Luscinia luscinia.
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- . See
Nightingale , 2.
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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.
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Tit thrush
(Zoöl.) , any one of numerous species of Asiatic and Esat Indian birds belonging toSuthora and allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate between the thrushes and titmice.
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Water thrush
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noun brownish North American warbler found near streams
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(a) The European dipper.(b) An American warbler (Seiurus Noveboracensis ).
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Whistling thrush
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(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genusMyiophonus , native of Asia, Australia, and the East Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note is a loud and clear whistle.(b) The song thrush. Prov. Eng.
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Willow thrush
(Zoöl.) , a variety of the veery, or Wilson's thrush. SeeVeery .
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wilson's thrush
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noun tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
veery; Hylocichla fuscescens.
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Wood thrush
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noun large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song
Hylocichla mustelina.
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(Zoöl.) (a) An American thrush (Turdus mustelinus ) noted for the sweetness of its song. See underThrush .(b) The missel thrush.