ant-thrush

[ ant-thruhsh ]

/ ˈæntˌθrʌʃ /

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noun

any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Formicarius.

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Origin of ant-thrush

First recorded in 1860–65; ant(bird) + thrush¹

Words nearby ant-thrush

Antseranana, antshrike, ants in one's pants, have, Antsiranana, antsy, ant-thrush, ANTU, Antung, antwackie, Antwerp, Antwerp blue

How to use ant-thrush in a sentence

An Uber driver went on an anti-gay, ant-American rant before physically assaulting his passenger.
The Ten Worst Uber Horror Stories|Olivia Nuzzi|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was reducing everything to ant scale, the U.S. included—an ant White House, an ant CIA, an ant Congress, an ant Pentagon.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Strangely, he did this by diluting the sting of the ant scene.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the U.S. view a small group—or cadre—of fierce red ants have taken power and are opposing the black-ant majority.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

RAMON: (Seething with contempt) Secret ant landing strips, illegally established on foreign soil.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her feet crush creeping things: there is a busy ant or blazoned beetle, with its back broken, writhing in the dust, unseen.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Pervenimvs huc (sicut ant numeratum est) vigesim secund Maij.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Because we are crowded here and there in the ant-hills of our cities, we dream that the world is full.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
But Burguy explains that romant is a false form, due to confusion with words rightly ending in -ant.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
In the fork of two high branches was a great round nest—oh ever so much bigger than the thrush's and the oriole's.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson