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water thrush

or water·thrush

noun

  1. either of two North American warblers, Seirus noveboracensis or S. motacilla, usually living near streams.


water thrush

noun

  1. either of two North American warblers, Seiurus motacilla or S. noveboracensis, having a brownish back and striped underparts and tending to occur near water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of water thrush1

First recorded in 1660–70
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Example Sentences

It proved to be the small, or northern, water-thrush (called also the New York water-thrush),—a new bird to me.

The large-billed water-thrush is much the superior songster, but the present species has a very bright and cheerful strain.

Its song in general effect, the same writer says, recalls that of the Northern Water-Thrush.

The yellow-throat and the water-thrush and the vireos still sing the same tunes in the thicket.

The water thrush (I saw only one individual) was by the lake-side, and within a rod or two of the bowling alley.

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