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thrush

  • noun
  • /θɹʌʃ/

Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.

Other meanings

  1. A fungal infection caused by species of genus Candida, affecting the mouth or vagina; candidiasis.

  2. A female singer.

Example sentences

  • “Can a man catch thrush from a female partner?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "þrysċe".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “thrush” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.