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thrush 1

 (thrŭsh)
n.
Any of numerous migratory songbirds of the widely distributed family Turdidae, usually having brownish upper plumage and a spotted breast and noted for a clear melodious song.
[Middle English thrushe, from Old English thrysce.]

thrush 2

 (thrŭsh)
n.
1. A contagious disease caused by a fungus, Candida albicans, that occurs most often in infants and children, characterized by small whitish eruptions on the mouth, throat, and tongue, and usually accompanied by fever, colic, and diarrhea.
2. An infection of the frog of a horse's foot, characterized by a foul-smelling discharge and often resulting from unhygienic stall conditions.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
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thrush

(θrʌʃ)
n
(Animals) any songbird of the subfamily Turdinae, esp those having a brown plumage with a spotted breast, such as the mistle thrush and song thrush: family Muscicapidae. Compare water thrush
[Old English thrӯsce; related to Old High German drōsca; see throstle, throat]

thrush

(θrʌʃ)
n
1. (Pathology)
a. a fungal disease of the mouth, esp of infants, and the genitals, characterized by the formation of whitish spots and caused by infection with the fungus Candida albicans
b. another word for sprue1
2. (Veterinary Science) a softening of the frog of a horse's hoof characterized by degeneration and a thick foul discharge
[C17: related to Old Danish törsk, Danish troske]
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thrush1

(θrʌʃ)

n.
1. any of various typically dull-plumaged songbirds of the subfamily Turdinae (family Muscicapidae), of nearly worldwide distribution: many species are outstanding singers.
2. any of various superficially similar birds, as the waterthrushes.
3. Older Slang. a female singer.
[before 900; Middle English thrusche, Old English thrȳsce, c. Old High German drōsca]

thrush2

(θrʌʃ)

n.
1. a disease of the mouth characterized by a whitish growth and ulcerations, caused by a fungus of the genus Candida, esp. C albicans.
2. (in horses) a diseased condition of the frog of the foot.
[1655–65; akin to Dan tröske, Swedish torsk]
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thrush

A fungal infection that can affect the genital area.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.thrush - candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
monilia disease, moniliasis - an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)
2.thrush - a woman who sings popular songs
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
3.thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
family Turdidae, Turdidae - thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae
missel thrush, mistle thrush, mistletoe thrush, Turdus viscivorus - large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
mavis, song thrush, Turdus philomelos, throstle - common Old World thrush noted for its song
fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris - medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
Turdus iliacus, redwing - small European thrush having reddish flanks
European blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula, blackbird - common black European thrush
ring blackbird, ring ouzel, ring thrush, Turdus torquatus - European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
American robin, Turdus migratorius, robin - large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
clay-colored robin, Turdus greyi - robin of Mexico and Central America
hermit thrush, Hylocichla guttata - North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song
Hylocichla fuscescens, veery, Wilson's thrush - tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
Hylocichla mustelina, wood thrush - large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song
Luscinia megarhynchos, nightingale - European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
Luscinia luscinia, thrush nightingale - large nightingale of eastern Europe
Old World chat, chat - songbirds having a chattering call
solitaire - a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song
redstart, redtail - European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
wheatear - small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
bluebird - blue North American songbird
Erithacus rubecola, Old World robin, redbreast, robin, robin redbreast - small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
bluethroat, Erithacus svecicus - songbird of northern Europe and Asia
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thrush

noun
Related words
adjective turdine
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
drozd
drossel
rastas
drozdkandida
ツグミ
개똥지빠귀
drozg
trast
นกขนาดเล็กมีเสียงไพเราะ
chim hét

thrush

1 [θrʌʃ] N (= bird) → zorzal m, tordo m

thrush

2 [θrʌʃ] N (Med) → afta f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

thrush

[ˈθrʌʃ] n
(= bird) → grive f
(= infection) (in children) → muguet m; (vaginal) (British) → muguet m vaginal
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

thrush

1
n (Orn) → Drossel f

thrush

2
n (Med) → Soor m (spec), → Schwämmchen nt; (of vagina) → Pilzkrankheit f; (Vet, in horses) → Strahlfäule f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

thrush

1 [θrʌʃ] n (bird) → tordo

thrush

2 [θrʌʃ] n (Med) (esp in children) → mughetto (Brit) (in women) → candida
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thrush

→ سُمْنَة drozd drossel Drossel τσίχλα tordo rastas grive kandida tordo ツグミ 개똥지빠귀 lijster trost drozd tordo дрозд trast นกขนาดเล็กมีเสียงไพเราะ ardıç kuşu chim hét 画眉
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

thrush

n. muguet, afta, infección fungosa de la mucosa oral que se manifiesta con placas blancas en la cavidad bucal y la garganta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

thrush

n candidiasis f oral (form), algodoncillo (Mex), sapo (PR, SD), infección f por hongos en la boca
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The girl wiped her hands, crossed her feet on the little island of carpet where she was stranded in a sea of soap-suds, and then, sure enough, out of her slender throat came the swallow's twitter, the robin's whistle, the blue-jay's call, the thrush's song, the wood-dove's coo, and many another familiar note, all ending as before with the musical ecstacy of a bobolink singing and swinging among the meadow grass on a bright June day.
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The two owls, the swallow, all three species of mocking-thrush, the dove in its separate colours though not in its whole plumage, the Totanus, and the gull, are likewise duskier coloured than their analogous species; and in the case of the mocking- thrush and Totanus, than any other species of the two genera.
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A hut green-shadowed among firs, -- A sun that slopes in amber air, -- Lone wandering, my head I bare, While some far thrush the silence stirs.
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I found that the sparrow uttered none but harsh notes, whilst those of the blackbird and thrush were sweet and enticing.
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"Georgia," sang the thrush. "Cuckoo," came furtively from the cliff of pine-trees.
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Another year's instalment of flowers, leaves, nightingales, thrushes, finches, and such ephemeral creatures, took up their positions where only a year ago others had stood in their place when these were nothing more than germs and inorganic particles.
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