hermit thrush

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   North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song

   SynonymsHylocichla guttata

   Broaderthrush

   Part ofHylocichla

Questions about hermit thrush

What does hermit thrush mean?

hermit thrush means "North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song".

What is another word for hermit thrush?

Close synonyms include Hylocichla guttata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hermit thrush a common word?

hermit thrush is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.