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mistle thrush

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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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mis·tle thrush also mis·sel thrush   (mĭs'əl)   
n.  A European thrush (Turdus viscivorus) that feeds on berries, especially those of mistletoe.

[From obsolete missel, mistletoe, from Middle English mistel, from Old English; see mistletoe.]
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