noun
• Syn: ↑genus Hylocichla
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Turdidae, ↑family Turdidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑hermit thrush, ↑Hylocichla guttata, ↑veery, ↑Wilson's thrush, ↑Hylocichla fuscescens
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\\ˌhīlōˈsiklə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hyl- + Greek kichlē thrush; akin to Greek chelidōn swallow — more at celandine
: a genus of thrushes containing the wood thrush, hermit thrush, veery, and other American species
Useful english dictionary. 2012.