grive — meaning in English

English meaning

• robin noun A small songbird with a red or orange breast; in Europe, a distinct species, and in North America, a different, larger species.
• thrush noun A songbird, often brown-speckled, from a family that includes the song thrush and the American robin.

Senses

grive is used for these senses in English:

• robin Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
• thrush Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.

thrush — full definition

1. noun A songbird, often brown-speckled, from a family that includes the song thrush and the American robin.
2. noun A fungal infection, caused by Candida, that affects the mouth or genitals.

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