Thrush vs Sparrow - What's the difference?
thrush | sparrow |
Any of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae, often with spotted underbellies such as the bluebird, nightingale, and American Robin have.
(US, colloquial) A female singer.
A fungal infection caused by Candida , now especially of the vagina; candidiasis.
The house sparrow, Passer domesticus ; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.
A member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds.
Generically, any small, nondescript bird.
(UK, chiefly, London) A quick-witted, lively person. Often used in the phrase cockney sparrow .
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* 1878 , Ally Sloper's guide to the Paris exhibition , Charles Henry Ross, p. 54
As a noun thrush
is any of several species of songbirds of the family turdidae, often with spotted underbellies such as the bluebird, nightingale, and american robin have or thrush can be a fungal infection caused by candida , now especially of the vagina; candidiasis.As a proper noun sparrow is
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(wikipedia thrush) (Turdidae)Etymology 1
From a combination of (etyl) ).Noun
(es)Derived terms
* song thrush * true thrushEtymology 2
Origin uncertain; perhaps compare Icelandic Þröstur .Noun
(es)Synonyms
* candidiasisDerived terms
* oral thrushSee also
* candida * turdiformsparrow
English
(wikipedia sparrow)Noun
(en noun)Drama Faces: Martine McCutcheon, BBC
- Professional cockney sparrow Martine has acted since childhood.
- I take it there 's scarcely a happier fellow alive than your honest town-bred smoke-dried cockney sparrow .