song thrush

noun

Definition of song thrush

: an Old World thrush (Turdus philomelos of the family Turdidae) that is largely brown above with brown-spotted white underparts

— called also mavis, throstle

Examples of song thrush in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In October 2018, Malta, reacting to the June ruling, repealed its regulations for the autumn live-capturing of finches and allowed trapping only of golden plovers and song thrushes. — Jacopo Benini, National Geographic, "Italy and Malta are hotbeds of songbird poaching. Meet the people fighting to stop it.," 10 May 2019 But following a new ruling by the European Court of Justice, only two species—the golden plover and the song thrush—can now be hunted legally in Malta. — Jacopo Benini, National Geographic, "Italy and Malta are hotbeds of songbird poaching. Meet the people fighting to stop it.," 10 May 2019

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