thrush

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *thruskjon. Akin to Old Norse þröstr (Danish trost), German Drossel. Cf. Russian дрозд.

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  • IPA: /θɹʌʃ/

[edit] Noun

Singular
thrush

Plural
thrushes

thrush (plural thrushes)

  1. One of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae, often with spotted underbellies such as the bluebird, nightingale, and robin.
  2. (pathology) The common name for the fungal infection candidiasis.
  3. (slang) A woman who sings popular songs.

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[edit] Translations

one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae
the common name for the fungal infection candidiasis
  • Portuguese: cândida
woman who sings popular songs
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