mistle thrushn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪsl θrʌʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪs(ə)l ˌθrəʃ/

Forms: see mistle n. and thrush n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mistle n., thrush n.¹

Etymology: < mistle n. + thrush n.¹ Compare German Misteldrossel , Swedish mistel-trast . Compare slightly earlier mistle-bird n.

A large greyish Eurasian thrush, Turdus viscivorus, with a spotted breast and harsh rattling call, noted for eating the berries of mistletoe and other plants.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Turdus (thrush) > turdus viscivorus (mistle-thrush)

song thrush1598

mistle-bird1626

mistle thrush1646

shreitch1668

shrite1668

mistletoe thrush1719

storm cock1769

wood-thrush1791

rain-fowl1817

thrice-cock1819

mistle1845

hollin cock1848

fen-thrush1854

storm thrush1854

shirlcock1859

fell-thrush1879

felt1879

jay1880

jay pie1880

Norman thrush1885

stone-thrush1885

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 98 One kind of thrush called ἰξοβόρος, the missell thrush or feeder upon misseltoe.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 320 The missel-thrush is distinguished from all of the kind by its superior size.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iii. 76 The recent increase of the missel-thrush in parts of Scotland has caused the decrease of the song-thrush.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 124 The sharp crying of the missel-thrush.

1891 Cent. Dict. at Thrush Norman thrush, the mistle-thrush.

1911 F. H. Burnett Secret Garden xi. 113 ‘If tha' was a missel thrush an' showed me where thy nest was, does tha' think I'd tell any one? Not me,’ he said.

1950 A. W. Boyd Coward's Birds Brit. Isles (rev. ed.) 1st Ser. 213 The Mistle-Thrush..is a common resident in the British Isles, and throughout most of Europe and western Siberia.

1987 M. Flanagan Trust xxvi. 270 They..resuscitated missel thrushes.

2000 Independent 29 Aug. (Review section) 11/1 When I went out an hour ago to muddle through the leafdrift at my door, a flock of mistle thrush descended.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mistle thrush
释义	mistle thrushn. Brit. /ˈmɪsl θrʌʃ/, U.S. /ˈmɪs(ə)l ˌθrəʃ/ Forms: see mistle n. and thrush n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mistle n., thrush n.¹ Etymology: < mistle n. + thrush n.¹ Compare German Misteldrossel , Swedish mistel-trast . Compare slightly earlier mistle-bird n. A large greyish Eurasian thrush, Turdus viscivorus, with a spotted breast and harsh rattling call, noted for eating the berries of mistletoe and other plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Turdus (thrush) > turdus viscivorus (mistle-thrush) song thrush1598 mistle-bird1626 mistle thrush1646 shreitch1668 shrite1668 mistletoe thrush1719 storm cock1769 wood-thrush1791 rain-fowl1817 thrice-cock1819 mistle1845 hollin cock1848 fen-thrush1854 storm thrush1854 shirlcock1859 fell-thrush1879 felt1879 jay1880 jay pie1880 Norman thrush1885 stone-thrush1885 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 98 One kind of thrush called ἰξοβόρος, the missell thrush or feeder upon misseltoe. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 320 The missel-thrush is distinguished from all of the kind by its superior size. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iii. 76 The recent increase of the missel-thrush in parts of Scotland has caused the decrease of the song-thrush. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 124 The sharp crying of the missel-thrush. 1891 Cent. Dict. at Thrush Norman thrush, the mistle-thrush. 1911 F. H. Burnett Secret Garden xi. 113 ‘If tha' was a missel thrush an' showed me where thy nest was, does tha' think I'd tell any one? Not me,’ he said. 1950 A. W. Boyd Coward's Birds Brit. Isles (rev. ed.) 1st Ser. 213 The Mistle-Thrush..is a common resident in the British Isles, and throughout most of Europe and western Siberia. 1987 M. Flanagan Trust xxvi. 270 They..resuscitated missel thrushes. 2000 Independent 29 Aug. (Review section) 11/1 When I went out an hour ago to muddle through the leafdrift at my door, a flock of mistle thrush descended. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646
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