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Definition: Mistle Thrush |
Mistle ThrushNoun1. Large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mistle Thrush A larger image '\Scientific classification'
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Turdus Species: viscivorus Binomial name Turdus viscivorus The Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus is a common member of the Thrush family Turdidae.
It is found in open woods and cultivated land over all of Europe and much of Asia. Many northern birds move south during the winter.
Mistle Thrush is larger than the similar Song thrush. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, worms, and berries. A Mistle Thrush will defend a berry-bearing tree against other thrushes in winter.
They nest in trees, laying several eggs in a neat cup-shaped nest lined with grass.
Migrating birds sometimes form small flocks. The sexes of Mistle Thrush are similar, with plain greyish brown backs and neatly round-spotted underparts. The breast has much less buff than Song thrush.
The male sings its loud melodious song from trees, rooftops or other elevated perches. The song is like a harder version of Blackbird.
public domain image from a 1905 field guide
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mistle Thrush."
Synonyms: Mistle ThrushSynonyms: missel thrush (n), mistletoe thrush (n). (additional references) |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
mistle thrush | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "mistle thrush"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | misteldrossel. (various references) | |
Dutch | grote lijster. (various references) | |
French | grive draine. (various references) | |
German | misteldrossel. (various references) | |
Greek | τσαρτσάρα. (various references) | |
Italian | tordela. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | istlemay ushthray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tordeia (fieldfare). (various references) | |
Spanish | zorzal charlo. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | RM:tursch perniclà , Turdus viscivorus. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-h-i-l-m-r-s-s-t-t-u" | |
-3 letters: mirthless, mistruths, sultriest. | |
-4 letters: hurtless, hustlers, litmuses, lustiest, luthiers, metrists, misrules, mistrust, mistruth, mushiest, mustiest, rushiest, rustiest, ruthless, shutters, shuttles, slithers, slitters, slushier, sluttier, smithers, smuttier, surliest, thistles, thrushes, trusties. | |
-5 letters: estrums, heliums, hermits, hirsels, hirsles, hirsute, hitless, hitters, hurlies, hurtles, hustler, hustles, isthmus, listers, lithest, litters, lushest, lusters, lustier, lustres, luthier, lutists. | |
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