Turdus

noun

Tur·​dus

ˈtərdəs

: a genus of thrushes that is the type of the family Turdidae and includes the European blackbird, the mistle thrush, fieldfare, ring ouzel, and the American robin

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, thrush

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