THRUSH

I. noun Etymology: Middle English thrusche, from Old English thrysce; akin to Old English throstle ~, Old High German droscala, Latin turdus Date: before 12th century any of numerous small or medium-sized birds of an oscine family (Turdidae, the ~ family) or in some classifications a subfamily (Turdinae of the family Muscicapidae) which are mostly of a plain color often with spotted underparts and many of which are excellent singers, II. noun Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish trøske ~, Swedish torsk Date: 1665 a disease that is caused by a fungus ( Candida albicans ), occurs especially in infants and children, and is marked by white patches in the oral cavity, a suppurative disorder of the feet in various animals (as a horse)