mistle thrush

American  

[mis-uhl] / ˈmɪs əl /

noun

1. a large, European thrush, Turdus viscivorus, that feeds on the berries of the mistletoe.

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mistle thrush British  

/ ˈmɪsəl /

noun

1. a large European thrush, Turdus viscivorus, with a brown back and spotted breast, noted for feeding on mistletoe berries

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Etymology

Origin of mistle thrush

1765–75; obsolete mistle ( Old English mistel ) mistletoe

Example Sentences

The breeding of blackbird, song thrush, and mistle thrush in Great Britain.

From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Johnston, Richard F.

Thus, as, e.g., the Rev. Arthur East writes, the mistle thrush swallows the droppings of its young.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy by Ellis, Havelock