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MISTLE THRUSH

Dictionary entry overview: What does mistle thrush mean?

• MISTLE THRUSH (noun)
The noun MISTLE THRUSH has 1 sense:

1. large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries

Familiarity information: MISTLE THRUSH used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MISTLE THRUSH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

missel thrush; mistle thrush; mistletoe thrush; Turdus viscivorus

Hypernyms ("mistle thrush" is a kind of...):

thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

Holonyms ("mistle thrush" is a member of...):

genus Turdus; Turdus (type genus of the Turdidae)

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