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thrush

UK/θɹʌʃ/ US/ˈθrʌʃ/ uncommon us

noun

1.

candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

2.

a woman who sings popular songs

3.

Origin

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).

Phrases

  • ant thrush
  • babbling thrush
  • Bicknell's thrush
  • black-throated thrush
  • brown thrush
  • clay-colored thrush
  • dusky thrush
  • eyebrowed thrush

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