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HERMIT THRUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hermit thrush mean? 

HERMIT THRUSH (noun)
  The noun HERMIT THRUSH has 1 sense:

1. North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing songplay

  Familiarity information: HERMIT THRUSH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HERMIT THRUSH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

hermit thrush; Hylocichla guttata

Hypernyms ("hermit thrush" is a kind of...):

thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

Holonyms ("hermit thrush" is a member of...):

genus Hylocichla; Hylocichla (American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery)


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