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- Thrush - n. - Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs.
- Thrush - n. - 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.
- Thrush - n. - An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthae. See Aphthae.
- Thrush - n. - An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.
- Thrushel - n. - The song thrush.
- Thrusher - n. - The song thrush.
- Thrush - n. - 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.
- Veery - n. - An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown. Called also Wilson's thrush.
- Breve - n. - The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.
- Nightingale - n. - A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species.
- Thresher - n. - A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush.
- Blackbird - n. - In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agelaeus phoeniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.
- Grinder - n. - The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes.
- Mavis - n. - The European throstle or song thrush (Turdus musicus).
- Kickup - n. - The water thrush or accentor.
- Fieldfare - n. - a small thrush (Turdus pilaris) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also fellfare.
- Redwing - n. - A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius ph/niceus) of the family Icteridae. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird.
- Merulidan - n. - A bird of the Thrush family.