Turdus

Tur´dus

pr. n.

1.

(Zool.) A genus of singing birds including the true thrushes.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae           genus Turdus bird genus - a genus of birds family Turdidae, Turdidae - thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae missel thrush, mistle thrush, mistletoe thrush, Turdus viscivorus - large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries mavis, song thrush, Turdus philomelos, throstle - common Old World thrush noted for its song fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris - medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter Turdus iliacus, redwing - small European thrush having reddish flanks European blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula, blackbird - common black European thrush ring blackbird, ring ouzel, ring thrush, Turdus torquatus - European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck American robin, Turdus migratorius, robin - large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen clay-colored robin, Turdus greyi - robin of Mexico and Central America