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thrush Definition


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thrush1
noun
    thrushes
    1. Any of several common small or medium-sized songbirds, typically having brown feathers and a spotted chest.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon thrysce.





thrush2
noun
    1. A fungal infection, especially common in children, which causes white blisters in the mouth, throat and lips.
    2. A similar infection in the vagina.
    3. An inflammation affecting the sole of a horse's hoof. Also called aphtha.
Etymology: 17c.



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