thrusche

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• thrush — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thrusche, from Old English thrysce; akin to Old English throstle thrush, Old High German droscala, Latin turdus Date: before 12th century any of numerous small or medium sized birds of an oscine family (Turdidae …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thrush — thrush1 thrushlike, adj. /thrush/, n. 1. any of numerous, medium sized songbirds of the family Turdinae, usually dull brown and often speckled below, and including many outstanding singers. 2. any of various superficially similar birds, as the… …   Universalium

• thrush — I [[t]θrʌʃ[/t]] n. 1) orn any of various typically dull plumaged songbirds of the subfamily Turdinae (family Muscicapidae), of nearly worldwide distribution: many species are outstanding singers 2) orn any of various superficially similar birds,… …   From formal English to slang

• thrush — I. /θrʌʃ / (say thrush) noun 1. any of numerous birds belonging to the family Muscicapidae (formerly Turdidae), most of which are moderate in size, migratory, gifted as songsters, and not brightly coloured, as the European song thrush, Turdus… …  

• thrus — thrus, thrusche see thrush, thurse …   Useful english dictionary