wood thrush

wood thrush

n. A large thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) of wooded areas of North and Central America, having a reddish-brown head and a spotted cream-colored breast and noted for its complex song.

wood′ thrush`

n. a large, melodious thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, breeding in woodlands of E North America. [1785–95]

Thesaurus

Noun

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wood thrush - large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious songHylocichla mustelinathrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast