noun
thrush
A songbird belonging to a family that includes robins.
A thrush sang from the top of the hedge.
Etymology
The Old English bird-name continues in the modern term. It identifies the songbird rather than the unrelated fungal illness.
More examples
- We watched a thrush search the lawn for worms.
- The spotted breast helped us identify the thrush.
- Several thrushes gathered beneath the berry tree.
Forms
thrush · thrushes
Similar words
- wren
- A wren is a different small songbird; thrushes include robins and many spotted-breasted birds.
- robin
- The American robin belongs to the thrush family; thrush is the broader bird term.