song thrush

noun

a common, European songbird, Turdus philomelos.

Nearby words

song of solomon, song of solomon, the, song of songs, song of the three children, song sparrow, song thrush, songbird, songbook, songfest, songful, songhai

Origin of song thrush

First recorded in 1660–70

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Examples from the Web for song thrush

The Song-Thrush and Blackbird have been successfully introduced, and they are common in suburban gardens.
An Australian Bird Book|John Albert Leach
Here, with the first dawn of spring, when the catkins hang on the hazels, the song-thrush begins to pipe.
Lancashire|Leo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon
Every mild day in November the thrushes sing; there are meadows where one may be certain to hear the song-thrush.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
The recent increase of the missel-thrush in parts of Scotland has caused the decrease of the song-thrush.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection|Charles Darwin

Some of its couplets resemble those of the blackcap, but broken, like those of the song-thrush.
The Natural History of Cage Birds|J. M. Bechstein

British Dictionary definitions for song thrush

song thrush

noun

a common Old World thrush, Turdus philomelos, that has a brown back and spotted breast and is noted for its song

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