Thrush

  • 1Thrush — may refer to:Birds* Thrush (bird), any of the many birds in the Turdidae (thrush) family * Antthrush, any of a group of birds within the Formicariidae family * Dohrn s Thrush babbler ( Horizorhinus dohrni ), a species of bird in the Timalidae… …

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  • 2Thrush — 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… …

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  • 3thrush — the bird [OE] and thrush the disease [17] are presumably different words, although the origins of the latter are obscure. The bird name goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *thruskjōn, and has relatives in Latin turdus ‘thrush’ (source of English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 4thrush — the bird [OE] and thrush the disease [17] are presumably different words, although the origins of the latter are obscure. The bird name goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *thruskjōn, and has relatives in Latin turdus ‘thrush’ (source of English… …

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  • 5thrush — thrush1 [thrush] n. [ME thrusch < OE thrysce < IE * trozdos , thrush] 1. any of a large family (Turdidae) of passerine birds, including the robin, wood thrush, and hermit thrush of North America and the song thrush and blackbird of Europe ☆ …

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  • 6Thrush — 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… …

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  • 7thrush — Ⅰ. thrush [1] ► NOUN ▪ a small or medium sized songbird with a brown back and spotted breast. ORIGIN Old English, related to THROSTLE(Cf. ↑T). Ⅱ. thrush [2] ► NOUN …

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  • 8thrush — (thrush) Infection of the oral mucous membrane by the fungus Candida albicans; also known as oral candidiasis …

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  • 9thrush — [θrʌʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: thrysce] 1.) a brown bird with spots on its front 2.) [U] an infectious disease that can affect a person s ↑vagina or mouth …

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  • 10thrush — [ θrʌʃ ] noun 1. ) count a brown bird that has spots on its front 2. ) uncount an infectious disease in which you have white spots inside your mouth a ) an infectious disease in which a white substance is produced inside a woman s VAGINA …

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