mistle thrush (redirected from mistle thrushes)

mis·tle thrush also mis·sel thrush  (msl)

n.

A European thrush (Turdus viscivorus) that feeds on berries, especially those of mistletoe.

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[From obsolete missel, mistletoe, from Middle English mistel, from Old English; see mistletoe.]

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mistle thrush or missel thrush

Noun

a large European thrush with a brown back and spotted breast [Old English mistel mistletoe]

Thesaurus

Noun

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mistle thrush - large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries missel thrush, mistletoe thrush, Turdus viscivorus thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast genus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae