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hermit thrush

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noun

a North American thrush, Hylocichla guttata, noted for its complex and appealing song.

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Origin of hermit thrush

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hermit thrush

Stand and listen to the hermit-thrush and see if you can think idle thoughts.
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham
I said that even the hermit-thrush prefers a wood with a road through it.
Wild Life Near Home|Dallas Lore Sharp
The hermit-thrush may be easily identified by his color; his back being a clear olive-brown becoming rufous on his rump and tail.
Wake-Robin|John Burroughs
These are the chickadee, the white-throated sparrow, and the hermit-thrush.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. VI, No. 4, November 1899|Various

And from a thick maple on the edge of a clearing a hermit-thrush fluted slowly over and over his cloistral ecstasy.
Earth's Enigmas|Charles G. D. Roberts