thrush

English

/θɹʌʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae, often with spotted underbellies such as the bluebird, nightingale, and American robin have.
  • (US) A female singer.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English thrusche inherited from Old English þrysċe inherited from Proto-Germanic *þruskijǭ, *þruskō inherited from Old English þræsċe inherited from Proto-Germanic *þrauskǭ inherited from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (thrush).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*trosdos

Gloss

thrush

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