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noun
1.
any of numerous, medium-sized songbirds of the family Turdinae, usually dull brown and often speckled below, and including many outstanding singers.
2.
any of various superficially similar birds, as the water thrushes.
3.
Slang. a female professional singer, especially of popular songs.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English thrusche, Old English thrȳsce; cognate with Old High German drōsca
before 900; Middle English thrusche, Old English thrȳsce; cognate with Old High German drōsca
Related forms
thrush·like, adjective
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noun
1.
Pathology. a disease, especially in children, characterized by whitish spots and ulcers on the membranes of the mouth, fauces, etc., caused by a parasitic fungus, Candida albicans.
2.
Veterinary Pathology. (in horses) a diseased condition of the frog of the foot.
Origin:
1655–65; akin to Danish tröske, Swedish torsk
1655–65; akin to Danish tröske, Swedish torsk
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thrush1 (θrʌʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Compare water thrush any songbird of the subfamily Turdinae, esp those having a brown plumage with a spotted breast, such as the mistle thrush and song thrush: family MuscicapidaeRelated: turdine | |
| Related: turdine | |
| [Old English thrӯsce; related to Old High German drōsca; see | |
| thrush2 (θrʌʃ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a fungal disease of the mouth, esp of infants, and the genitals, characterized by the formation of whitish spots and caused by infection with the fungus Candida albicans |
| b. another word for sprue | |
| 2. | a softening of the frog of a horse's hoof characterized by degeneration and a thick foul discharge |
| [C17: related to Old Danish törsk, Danish troske] | |
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Word Origin & History
thrush
type of songbird, O.E. þyrsce (related to throstle), from P.Gmc. *thruskjon (cf. O.N. þröstr, Norw. trost, O.H.G. drosca), from PIE *trozdo- (cf. L. turdus, Lith. strazdas "thrush," M.Ir. truid, Welsh drudwy "starling," O.C.S. drozgu, Rus. drozdu).
thrush
throat disease, 1665, probably from a Scand. source (cf. Norw., Dan. trøske, Swed. torsk), but its roots and original meaning are unclear.
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Medical Dictionary
thrush (thrŭsh)
n.
A contagious disease caused by a fungus, Candida albicans, that occurs most often in infants and children, characterized by small whitish eruptions on the mouth, throat, and tongue, and usually accompanied by fever, colic, and diarrhea.
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Science Dictionary
thrush (thrŭsh) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The boat also approached a thrush-sized seabird bobbing on the surface: the marbled murrelet.
Yeast diaper rash is caused by a type of yeast called candida, which also causes thrush in the mouth.
Forest fragmentation can be detrimental to populations of forest interior birds such as the wood thrush.
The brown-backed, speckle-breasted, eight-inch wood thrush only looks drab-all of his beauty is concentrated in his voice.
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