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varied thrush

American  

noun

  1. a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.

Etymology

Origin of varied thrush

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

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A multitude of other birds feasted too, during a December snow shower: varied thrush, fox sparrow and more.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2016

Thus, the varied thrush of the West is our robin, a little differently marked; and the red-shafted woodpecker is our golden-wing, or high-hole, colored red instead of yellow.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

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