English Explanatory Dictionary

thrush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.
  2. A female singer.
noun
  1. A fungal infection caused by species of genus Candida, affecting the mouth or vagina; candidiasis.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Pronunciation

/θɹʌʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thrush.wav

Word forms

thrush thrushes

Etymology

From Middle English thrusche, þrusch, þresche, from a combination of Old English þrysċe (from Proto-Germanic *þruskijǭ, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *þruskō) and Old English þræsċe (from Proto-Germanic *þrauskǭ and/or *þrastuz); all from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”). Cognate with German Drossel, Old Norse þrǫstr, Latin turdus, Lithuanian strazdas (“thrush”), Middle Irish truid, Welsh drudwy (“starling”), Old Church Slavonic дрозгъ (drozgŭ), Russian дрозд (drozd).

Synonyms

candidiasis

Related words

candida turdiform

Derived words

antthrush ant thrush babbling thrush Bicknell's thrush black-throated thrush blue rock thrush brown thrush clay-colored thrush common rock thrush dusky thrush eyebrowed thrush great thrush ground thrush hermit thrush jay thrush Kurrichane thrush laughingthrush (Leiothrichidae( migratory thrush mimic thrush missel thrush mistle thrush mistletoe thrush mocking thrush mountain thrush native thrush Naumann's thrush nightingale-thrush olive-backed thrush pale thrush quail-thrush red-throated thrush reed thrush ring thrush rock thrush rufous-tailed rock thrush running thrush russet-backed thrush scaly thrush screech thrush shrikethrush Siberian thrush song thrush squawking thrush Swainson's thrush tawny thrush thrushling thrush nightingale thrush-tanager tit thrush true thrush varied thrush water thrush waterthrush whistling thrush White's thrush willow thrush Wilson's thrush wood thrush wrenthrush thrushlike

Translations

Finnish: laulajatar Russian: певи́чка
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