TURDIDAE

Meaning of TURDIDAE in English

n. pl.

Thrushes.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012

TURDIDAE — ˈtərdəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Turdus + -idae : a widely distributed family of singing birds …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURDIDAE — songbird family, order Passeriformes, consisting of the thrushes, bluebirds, robins, and other birdsabout 305 species of the most renowned songbirds …
Britannica English vocabulary
TURDIDES — (túr-) npl [Zool.] Turdidae
Interlingua English vocab
THRUSH — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thrusche, from Old English thrysce; akin to Old English throstle ~, Old High German droscala, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SONG THRUSH — noun Date: 1598 an Old World thrush ( Turdus philomelos of the family Turdidae) that is largely brown above with …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REDSTART — noun Etymology: red + obsolete start handle, tail Date: circa 1570 a small Old World songbird ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THRUSH — Any of about 300 species of songbirds (family Turdidae) that usually have a slender bill and "booted" lower legs (i.e., …
Английский словарь Британика
ROBIN — Either of two thrush species (family Turdidae). The American robin ( Turdus migratorius ), 10 in. (25 cm) long, with …
Английский словарь Британика
REDSTART — Any of about 11 species of Old World chat-thrushes (see chat ) in the genus Phoenicurus (family Turdidae) or about …
Английский словарь Британика
CHAT — I Any of several species of songbird named for their harsh, chattering notes. True chats (chat-thrushes) make up a major …
Английский словарь Британика
BLACKBIRD — In the New World, any of several species of songbirds in the family Icteridae, collectively called icterids; also, an Old …
Английский словарь Британика
THRUSH — I. ˈthrəsh noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English thrusche, thrusch, from Old English thrysce; akin to Old English throstle …
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CHAT — I. ˈchat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chatte catkin, from Middle French, literally, female cat, from …
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WOODCHAT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several Asian birds of the family Turdidae and the genus Erithacus the males of …
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WATERCHAT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of numerous So. American tyrant flycatchers of Fluvicola and related genera 2. : a thrush …
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TURDUS — ˈtərdəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, thrush — more at thrush : a genus of thrushes that …
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SIALIA — sīˈālēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sialis, a bird + New Latin -ia : a genus of …
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KAMAO — kəˈmäˌō, -mau̇ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hawaiian kama'o : a bird ( Phaeornis obscura myadestina ) of the family …
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GROUND THRUSH — noun 1. : pitta 2 2. : any of numerous Old World thrushes chiefly of a genus ( Geocichla ) …
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CINCLUS — ˈsiŋkləs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kinklos, a kind of bird : the genus consisting of the …
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CAPE ROBIN — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope : a southern African songbird ( Caffrornis caffra ) …
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TURDINE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THRUSH — I. ˈthrəsh noun Etymology: Middle English thrusche, from Old English thrysce; akin to Old English throstle thrush, Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SONG THRUSH — Date: 1598 : an Old World thrush ( Turdus philomelos of the family Turdidae) that is largely brown above with …
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REDSTART — noun Etymology: red + obsolete start handle, tail Date: circa 1570 1. : a small Old World songbird ( Phoenicurus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIGHTINGALE — ■ noun a small migratory thrush with drab brownish plumage, noted for its melodious song which can often be heard …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THRUSH — [thrush] n [ME thrusche, fr. OE thrysce; akin to OE throstle thrush, OHG droscala, L turdus] (bef. 12c) 1: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REDSTART — [red.start] n [red + obs. start handle, tail] (ca. 1570) 1: a small Old World songbird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WRENTHRUSH — (Zeledonia coronata), bird of the rain forests of Costa Rica and Panama. It resembles the wren in size (11 cm, …
Britannica English vocabulary
THRUSH — I сущ.; зоол. дрозд (Turdus) rock thrush ≈ каменный дрозд (Monticola spp.) thrush family ≈ семейство дроздовых (Turdidae) II сущ.; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THRUSH — I сущ.; зоол. дрозд (Turdus) rock thrush ≈ каменный дрозд (Monticola spp.) thrush family ≈ семейство дроздовых (Turdidae) II сущ.; …
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