missel thrush

[ mis-uhl ]

noun

1. mistle thrush.

missel thrush

/ ˈmɪsəl /

noun

1. a variant spelling of mistle thrush

Word History and Origins

Origin of missel thrush¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

The favourite spot chosen by the missel thrush is the fork of a tree in an orchard, where lichens are large and plentiful enough to serve as a covering for the nests.

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Big spikes of purple loosestrife crowned the damper clearings, and missel thrushes went out to the fields in straggling bands.

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In size it is not much larger than a missel thrush.

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He devours the berries eagerly, and soils, or "missels" his feet with their viscid seeds, conveying them thus from tree to tree, and getting thence the name of missel thrush.

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How the missel thrushes sing, as well they may!

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