thrush : Idioms & Phrases

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Ant thrush

  • noun a kind of antbird
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  • . See Ant thrush, Breve, and Pitta.
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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

  • noun common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
    Toxostoma rufums; brown thrasher.
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Brown" thrush"
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  1. (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 family Pittidæ. See Pitta.
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Hermit thrush

  • 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 genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila, and related genera of the family Crateropodidæ; as; the white-throated jay thrush (G. albogularis), of India.
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Migratory thrush

  • (Zoöl.), the American robin. See Robin.
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Milk thrush

  • . (Med.) See Thrush.
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Missel bird, Missel thrush

  • (Zoöl.), a large European thrush (Turdus viscivorus) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; called also mistletoe thrush and missel.
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missel thrush

  • noun large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
    Turdus viscivorus; missel thrush; mistle thrush.
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mistle thrush

  • noun large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
    Turdus viscivorus; missel thrush; mistle thrush.
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mistletoe thrush

  • noun large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
    Turdus viscivorus; missel thrush; mistle thrush.
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Mocking thrush

  • noun thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
    thrasher.
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  • (Zoöl.), any species of the genus Harporhynchus, as the brown thrush (H. rufus).
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Native thrush

  • (Zoöl.), an Australian singing bird (Pachycephala olivacea); called also thickhead.
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Restless thrush

  • . (Zoöl.) See Grinder, 3.
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Ring thrush

  • 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 genus Monticola, or Petrocossyphus; as, the European rock thrush (M. saxatilis), and the blue rock 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

  • . (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of the genera Thamnocataphus, Gampsorhynchus, and allies . (b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian singing birds of the genus Colluricincla.
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Solitary thrush

  • (Zoöl.) the starling. Prov. Eng.
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Song thrush

  • 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 also mavis, throsite, and thrasher.
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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

  • 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 to Suthora and allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate between the thrushes and titmice.
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Water thrush

  • 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

  • . (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus Myiophonus, 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. See Veery.
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wilson's thrush

  • noun tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
    veery; Hylocichla fuscescens.
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Wood thrush

  • 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 under Thrush. (b) The missel thrush.
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