thrush
(also called ‘mavis’ in Britain)
rusted thrush
a kind of bird – song bird – ground feeding – related to the ‘flycatcher’ family – different species (kinds) with different colour feathers – most common with plump body, dark brown or grey on the back and light on the underside with dark spots, small, pointed beak (bill), pointed wings, medium-sized slender legs, relatively long tail; size: (varies widely), the smallest – forest rock thrush – 5-6 inches in length and 20-25 grams in weight, the largest – blue whistling thrush – 1-1½ feet in length and 175-180 grams in weight; feeds on (eats) insects, worms, (some species) worms, snails and fruit; lives for 3-8 (?) years (some individuals in some species may live for 10-13 years); about 173 (?) species (kinds) found on all continents, except Australia and Antarctica
hermit thrush
Hermit thrush is the state of bird of Vermont, USA.
white-throated thrush
Thrushes’ songs are melodious. Some people in Europe make special arrangements in their gardens to invite thrushes so that they can listen to their sweet ‘warbling’ and ‘whistling’ songs!
Though most thrushes feed on insects probing the ground for them, there are some species which feed on snails and fruit. When these birds feed on the snails, they hold snails in their beaks and thresh (beat repeatedly) them against any piece of stone or rock until the shell breaks open and the soft-bodied snails are exposed!!
Some species of thrushes are migratory.
(thrush, a kind of mouth infection)
1.
thrush (noun) =
(a) a woman who sings, usually some popular songs
(b) an infectious fungus disease, whitish growth on mouth, throat, tongue, common in children
(c) an infection on the horse’s foot (on the part called ‘frog’)
2.
(a) as fat as a young thrush
(b) as proud as a thrush
3.
every thrush thinks her mate sings the sweetest [said of the affection and loyalty in marriage]
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