| Noun | 1. | genus Hylocichla - American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veerybird genus - a genus of birds family Turdidae, Turdidae - thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae hermit thrush, Hylocichla guttata - North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song Hylocichla fuscescens, veery, Wilson's thrush - tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song |