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Ant thrushAnt thrush Ant" thrush` (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old
World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the
thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants.
(b) See Ant bird, under Ant. ant thrushesAnt Ant, n. [OE. ante, amete, emete, AS. [ae]mete akin to G.
ameise. Cf. Emmet.] (Zo["o]l.)
A hymenopterous insect of the Linn[ae]an genus Formica,
which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a
pismire.
Note: Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working
ants, besides the males and females; the former are
without wings. Ants live together in swarms, usually
raising hillocks of earth, variously chambered within,
where they maintain a perfect system of order, store
their provisions, and nurture their young. There are
many species, with diverse habits, as agricultural
ants, carpenter ants, honey ants, foraging ants, amazon
ants, etc. The white ants or Termites belong to the
Neuroptera.
Ant bird (Zo["o]l.), one of a very extensive group of South
American birds (Formicariid[ae]), which live on ants.
The family includes many species, some of which are called
ant shrikes, ant thrushes, and ant wrens.
Ant rice (Bot.), a species of grass (Aristida oligantha)
cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake
of its seed. Brown thrushBrown thrush Brown" thrush" (Zo["o]l.)
A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus),
allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher. fly-catching thrushSolitaire Sol`i*taire", n. [F. See Solitary.]
1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.
--Pope.
2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious
stone of any kind set alone.
Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists.
--Mrs. R. H.
Davis.
3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many
games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board
with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with
all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of
the pieces by ``jumping,' as in draughts.
4. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which
formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and
Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild
turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called
also solitary.
(b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus
Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and
retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A
West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called
the invisible bird. golden-crowned thrushOvenbird Ov"en*bird`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the
creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies,
and construct curious oven-shaped nests.
(b) In the United States, Seiurus aurocapillus; -- called
also golden-crowned thrush.
(c) In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and
to the long-tailed titmouse. ground thrushesPitta Pit"ta (p[i^]t"t[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds
belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family
Pittid[ae]. Most of the species are varied with three or
more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple,
and black. They are called also ground thrushes, and Old
World ant thrushes; but they are not related to the true
thrushes.
Note: The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but
some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They
live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of
various kinds. Hermit thrushHermit Her"mit, n. [OE. ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F.
hermite, ermite, L. eremita, Gr. ?, fr. ? lonely, solitary.
Cf. Eremite.]
1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a
recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from
religious motives.
He had been Duke of Savoy, and after a very glorious
reign, took on him the habit of a hermit, and
retired into this solitary spot. --Addison.
2. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. [Obs.] ``We
rest your hermits.' --Shak.
Hermit crab (Zo["o]l.), a marine decapod crustacean of the
family Pagurid[ae]. The species are numerous, and belong
to many genera. Called also soldier crab. The hermit
crabs usually occupy the dead shells of various univalve
mollusks. See Illust. of Commensal.
Hermit thrush (Zo["o]l.), an American thrush (Turdus
Pallasii), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song.
Hermit warbler (Zo["o]l.), a California wood warbler
(Dendroica occidentalis), having the head yellow, the
throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks. Holm thrushHolm Holm, n. [AS. holm, usually meaning, sea, water; akin to
Icel. h[=o]lmr, holmr, an island, Dan. holm, Sw. holme, G.
holm, and prob. to E. hill. Cf. Hill.]
1. An islet in a river. --J. Brand.
2. Low, flat land. --Wordsworth.
The soft wind blowing over meadowy holms.
--Tennyson.
Holm thrush (Zo["o]l.), the missel thrush. Jay thrushJay Jay, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera. They are allied
to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often
handsomely colored, and usually have a crest.
Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay (Cyanocitta
cristata.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (A. Floridana), and the green jay (Xanthoura
luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large, handsome,
crested species. The Canada jay (Perisoreus
Canadensis), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and Whisky
jack.
Jay thrush (Zo["o]l.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (G. albogularis), of
India. Migratory thrushMigratory Mi"gra*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.]
1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or
climate to another; as, migratory birds.
2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a
migratory life.
Migratory locust (Zo["o]l.) See Locust.
Migratory thrush (Zo["o]l.), the American robin. See
Robin. Milk thrushMilk Milk, n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to
OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj?ok,
Sw. mj["o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk,
OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. ?. ????. Cf.
Milch, Emulsion, Milt soft roe of fishes.]
1. (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of
female mammals for the nourishment of their young,
consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a
solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic
salts. ``White as morne milk.' --Chaucer.
2. (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color,
found in certain plants; latex. See Latex.
3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of
almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and
water.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
Condensed milk. See under Condense, v. t.
Milk crust (Med.), vesicular eczema occurring on the face
and scalp of nursing infants. See Eczema.
Milk fever.
(a) (Med.) A fever which accompanies or precedes the first
lactation. It is usually transitory.
(b) (Vet. Surg.) A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle;
also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after
calving.
Milk glass, glass having a milky appearance.
Milk knot (Med.), a hard lump forming in the breast of a
nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and
congestion of the mammary glands.
Milk leg (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in
puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and
characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an
accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular
tissue.
Milk meats, food made from milk, as butter and cheese.
[Obs.] --Bailey.
Milk mirror. Same as Escutcheon, 2.
Milk molar (Anat.), one of the deciduous molar teeth which
are shed and replaced by the premolars.
Milk of lime (Chem.), a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate,
produced by macerating quicklime in water.
Milk parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum
palustre) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.
Milk pea (Bot.), a genus (Galactia) of leguminous and,
usually, twining plants.
Milk sickness (Med.), a peculiar malignant disease,
occurring in some parts of the Western United States, and
affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and
persons who make use of the meat or dairy products of
infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are
uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and
muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously
ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food,
and to polluted drinking water.
Milk snake (Zo["o]l.), a harmless American snake
(Ophibolus triangulus, or O. eximius). It is variously
marked with white, gray, and red. Called also milk
adder, chicken snake, house snake, etc.
Milk sugar. (Physiol. Chem.) See Lactose, and Sugar of
milk (below).
Milk thistle (Bot.), an esculent European thistle (Silybum
marianum), having the veins of its leaves of a milky
whiteness.
Milk thrush. (Med.) See Thrush.
Milk tooth (Anat.), one of the temporary first set of teeth
in young mammals; in man there are twenty.
Milk tree (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow
tree of South America (Brosimum Galactodendron), and the
Euphorbia balsamifera of the Canaries, the milk of both
of which is wholesome food.
Milk vessel (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a
plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is
contained. See Latex.
Rock milk. See Agaric mineral, under Agaric.
Sugar of milk. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard
white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by
evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and
powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an
article of diet. See Lactose. Mocking thrushMocking Mock"ing, a.
Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision;
mimicking; derisive.
Mocking bird (Zo["o]l.), a North American singing bird
(Mimus polyglottos), remarkable for its exact imitations
of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail
and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing;
the outer tail feathers are partly white. The name is also
applied to other species of the same genus, found in
Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.
Mocking thrush (Zo["o]l.), any species of the genus
Harporhynchus, as the brown thrush (H. rufus).
Mocking wren (Zo["o]l.), any American wren of the genus
Thryothorus, esp. T. Ludovicianus. Old World ant thrushesPitta Pit"ta (p[i^]t"t[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds
belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family
Pittid[ae]. Most of the species are varied with three or
more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple,
and black. They are called also ground thrushes, and Old
World ant thrushes; but they are not related to the true
thrushes.
Note: The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but
some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They
live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of
various kinds. restless thrushGrinder Grind"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the
food; a molar.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of
Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile
thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to
which the name alludes. Screech thrushScreech Screech, n.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
shriek; a scream.
Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zo["o]l.), the
fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech rain.
Screech hawk (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker; -- so
called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Screech owl. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or
reddish in color.
(b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
species. Shrike thrushShrike Shrike, n. [Akin to Icel. skr[=i]kja a shrieker, the
shrike, and E. shriek; cf. AS. scr[=i]c a thrush. See
Shriek, v. i.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family
Laniid[ae], having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the
tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European
gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike
(L. borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds,
etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that
account called also butcher birds. See under Butcher.
Note: The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds
of the family Formicarid[ae]. The cuckoo shrikes of
the East Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family
Campephagid[ae]. The drongo shrikes of the same
regions belong to the related family Dicrurid[ae].
See Drongo.
Crow shrike. See under Crow.
Shrike thrush.
(a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of
the genera Thamnocataphus, Gampsorhynchus, and
allies.
(b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian
singing birds of the genus Colluricincla.
Shrike tit.
(a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus
Falcunculus, having a strong toothed bill and sharp
claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice,
in search of insects.
(b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds
belonging to Allotrius, Pteruthius, Cutia,
Leioptila, and allied genera, related to the true tits.
Called also hill tit.
Swallow shrike. See under Swallow. Squawking thrushSquawk Squawk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squawked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Squawking.] [See Squeak.]
To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.
Squawking thrush (Zo["o]l.), the missel turush; -- so
called from its note when alarmed. [Prov. Eng.] ThrushThrush Thrush, n. [Akin to Dan. tr["o]ske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan.
t["o]r dry, Sw. torr, Icel. [thorn]urr, AS. [thorn]yrr, OE.
thrust thrist, E. thrist.]
1. (Med.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in
newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called
aphth[ae]. See Aphth[ae].
2. (Far.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the
feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog. Thrushel
Thrushel Thrush"el, n.
The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
Thrusher
Thrusher Thrush"er, n.
The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
thrushesThickhead Thick"head`, n.
1. A thick-headed or stupid person. [Colloq.]
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Australian
singing birds of the genus Pachycephala. The males of
some of the species are bright-colored. Some of the
species are popularly called thrushes. Tit thrushTit Tit, n.
1. A small horse. --Tusser.
2. A woman; -- used in contempt. --Burton.
3. A morsel; a bit. --Halliwell.
4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word
probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps
the same as teat. Cf. Titmouse, Tittle.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds
belonging to the families Parid[ae] and
Leiotrichid[ae]; a titmouse.
(b) The European meadow pipit; a titlark.
Ground tit. (Zo["o]l.) See Wren tit, under Wren.
Hill tit (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic
singing birds belonging to Siva, Milna, and allied
genera.
Tit babbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small
East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus
Trichastoma.
Tit for tat. [Probably for tip for tap. See Tip a slight
blow.] An equivalent; retaliation.
Tit thrush (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
Asiatic and East Indian birds belonging to Suthora and
allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate
between the thrushes and titmice. volatile thrushGrinder Grind"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the
food; a molar.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of
Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile
thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to
which the name alludes. Water thrushWater thrush Wa"ter thrush` (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A North American bird of the genus Seiurus, belonging
to the Warbler family, especially the common species (S.
Noveboracensis).
(b) The European water ousel.
(b) The pied wagtail. Whin ThrushWhin Whin, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) Gorse; furze. See Furze.
Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns.
(b) Woad-waxed. --Gray.
2. Same as Whinstone. [Prov. Eng.]
Moor whin or Petty whin (Bot.), a low prickly shrub
(Genista Anglica) common in Western Europe.
Whin bruiser, a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or
furze, to feed cattle on.
Whin Sparrow (Zo["o]l.), the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]
Whin Thrush (Zo["o]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
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