Etymology : Middle English thrusche, from Old English thrysce; akin to Old English throstle thrush, Old High German droscala, Latin turdus
Pronunciation : 'thr&sh
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. genus of songbirds; fungal disease of mouth and throat; (Slang) female singer (especially of pop music). thrush\thrush\ , n. [oe. ?rusche, as. ?rysce; akin to ohg. drosca, droscea, droscela, and e. throstle. cf. throstle.].
2. (zo?l.) any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to turdus and allied genera. they are noted for the sweetness of their songs.note: among the best-known european species are the song thrush or throstle (turdus musicus), the missel thrush (see:
under missel), the european redwing, and the blackbird. the most important american species are the wood thrush (turdus mustelinus), wilson's thrush (t. fuscescens), the hermit thrush (see:
under hermit), swainson's thrush (t. alici?), and the migratory thrush, or american robin (see:
robin).
3. (zo?l.) any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the american brown thrush (or thrasher). see:
brown thrush.
4. Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera.
5. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs.
6. Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush.
7. See Brown thrush.
8. An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthæ.
9. See Aphthæ.
10. An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals.
11. In the horse it is in the frog. songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast a woman who sings popular songs candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults.
12. 1. A thrush is a fairly small bird with a brown back and a spotted breast.
13. Thrush is a medical condition caused by a fungus. It most often occurs in a baby's mouth or in a woman's vagina. Any of about 300 species of songbirds (family Turdidae) that usually have a slender bill and "booted" lower legs (i.e., covered in front with one long scale instead of many short ones). Thrushes are 5-12 in. (13-30 cm) long. Most have dull plumage, often with patches of bright yellow, red, or blue. They are found virtually worldwide but are most diverse in the Old World, especially in Africa. The northern species are strong migrants. Occupying a wide range of arboreal and terrestrial habitats, thrushes eat insects and fruit; a few eat snails or earthworms. They lay three to six eggs in an open cup-shaped nest; a few occupy cavities. Some of the thrushes, including the hermit thrush and wood thrush, have notably beautiful songs. See also blackbird, bluebird, chat, ouzel, redstart, robin.