noun
thrush
thruhsh
noun
1
A songbird, often brown-speckled, from a family that includes the song thrush and the American robin.
"A thrush sang from the top of the hedge at dawn."
2
A fungal infection, caused by Candida, that affects the mouth or genitals.
"The baby was treated for oral thrush with an antifungal gel."
How to Use Thrush
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a type of songbird, or a common yeast infection.
Common pairings
song thrush
oral thrush
thrush infection
Word Forms
thrushes plural, thrushes plural, Thrushes plural
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Etymology
From Old English þrysċe, going back to a very old Indo-European word for the bird, also seen in Latin turdus.