Brown thrush

Brown thrush
Brown thrush Brown" thrush" (Zo["o]l.) A common American singing bird ({Harporhynchus rufus}), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called {brown thrasher}. [1913 Webster]

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  • brown thrush — noun common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish brown plumage • Syn: ↑brown thrasher, ↑Toxostoma rufums • Hypernyms: ↑thrasher, ↑mocking thrush * * * brown thrush, = brown thrasher. (Cf. ↑brown thrasher) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thrush — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • brown thrasher — Brown thrush Brown thrush (Zo[ o]l.) A common American singing bird ({Harporhynchus rufus}), allied to the mocking bird; also called {brown thrasher}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brown thrasher — noun common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish brown plumage • Syn: ↑brown thrush, ↑Toxostoma rufums • Hypernyms: ↑thrasher, ↑mocking thrush * * * noun : the common thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) of the ea …   Useful english dictionary

  • brown thrasher — a common large songbird, Toxostoma rufum, of the eastern U.S., having reddish brown plumage. Also called brown thrush. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

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