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MISSEL THRUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does missel thrush mean? 

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

1. large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berriesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MISSEL THRUSH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

missel thrush; mistle thrush; mistletoe thrush; Turdus viscivorus

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

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

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

genus Turdus; Turdus (type genus of the Turdidae)


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