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missel thrushes

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missel thrush

[mis-uhl] .

Origin:
1765–75

mistle thrush

[mis-uhl]
–noun
a large, European thrush, Turdus viscivorus, that feeds on the berries of the mistletoe.
Also called missel thrush.


Origin:
1765–75; obs. mistle (OE mistel) mistletoe
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