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song thrush
noun
: an Old World thrush (Turdus philomelos of the family Turdidae) that is largely brown above with brown-spotted white underparts
called also mavis, throstle
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Studies have shown a long and drawn-out reduction in eggshell thickness in blackbirds, song thrushes and mistle thrushes, for instance, all linked to acidification of their lowland environments, mostly through pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
For those who haven’t yet experienced Tuca & Bertie’s glorious first season, the show centers on two best friends — the extroverted, freewheeling Tuca, voiced by Tiffany Haddish, and Bertie, a song thrush with big dreams and a lot of anxiety, voiced by Ali Wong.
—Jenna Scherer, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2021
Tuca & Bertie, which features Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong voicing the two title characters — a toucan and a song thrush — premiered on Netflix in 2019 to widespread critical acclaim.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2022
In October 2018, Malta, reacting to the June ruling, repealed its regulations for the autumn live-capturing of finches and allowed trapping only of golden plovers and song thrushes.
—Jacopo Benini, National Geographic, 10 May 2019
But following a new ruling by the European Court of Justice, only two species—the golden plover and the song thrush—can now be hunted legally in Malta.
—Jacopo Benini, National Geographic, 10 May 2019
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First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
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“Song thrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/song%20thrush. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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