turdus philomelos

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   common Old World thrush noted for its song

   Synonymssong thrushmavisthrostle

   Broaderthrush

   Part ofTurdus

Questions about turdus philomelos

What does turdus philomelos mean?

turdus philomelos means "common Old World thrush noted for its song".

What is another word for turdus philomelos?

Close synonyms include song thrush, mavis, throstle. 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 turdus philomelos a common word?

turdus philomelos 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.