,| 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, esp. of popular songs. |

,| 1. | Pathology. a disease, esp. 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. |

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.