wood thrush

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   large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song

   SynonymsHylocichla mustelina

   Broaderthrush

Questions about wood thrush

What does wood thrush mean?

wood thrush means "large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song".

What is another word for wood thrush?

Close synonyms include Hylocichla mustelina. 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 wood thrush a common word?

wood 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.