Meanings
nounWhite's thrush (plural White's thrushes)
plural White's thrushes
- A thrush found mainly in eastern Asia and Siberia and rare vagrant to western Europe, of species Zoothera aurea (or formerly, sometimes of subspecies Zoothera dauma aurea).
Origin
Named after Gilbert White (1720 – 1793), an English clergyman and naturalist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch goudlijster
- goudlijsterWhite's thrush
Finnish kirjorastas
- kirjorastasWhite's thrush
French grive dorée
- grive doréeWhite's thrush
German Erddrossel
- ErddrosselWhite's thrush
Greek χρυσότσιχλα
- χρυσότσιχλα (chrysótsichla)White's thrush
Icelandic foldþröstur
- foldþrösturWhite's thrush
Polish drozdoń tajgowy
- drozdoń tajgowyWhite's thrush
Spanish zorzal de White
- zorzal de WhiteWhite's thrush
Swedish guldtrast
- guldtrastWhite's thrush
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APA
White's thrush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White's%20thrush
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“White's thrush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White's%20thrush. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “White's thrush,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White's%20thrush.
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