Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thrush (Turdus viscivorus) of Eurasia and North Africa that feeds on berries, especially those of mistletoe.
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- noun A large Eurasian thrush, Turdus viscivorus.
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- noun large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From obsolete missel, mistletoe, from Middle English mistel, from Old English; see mistletoe.]
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