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mistle thrush

noun
🔊/ˈmɪsl θrʌʃ/
🔊/ˈmɪsl θrʌʃ/
(also missel thrush)
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  1. a large thrush (= a type of bird) with spots on its front槲鸫（前胸有斑点）Topics Birdsc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: mistle from Old English mistel ‘mistletoe’ (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch mistel and German Mistel).