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Noun: thrush  thrúsh
  1. Songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
    "The wood thrush's flute-like song echoed through the forest"
     
  2. A woman who sings popular songs
    "The thrush's melodious voice filled the nightclub"
     
  3. Candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
    "The baby developed white patches in her mouth, a sign of oral thrush"

Derived forms: thrushes

Type of: candidiasis, monilia disease, moniliasis, oscine, oscine bird, singer, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer

Part of: family Turdidae, Turdidae

Encyclopedia: Thrush, Michelle