MAVIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Common Old World thrush noted for its song

Synonyms:

mavis; song thrush; throstle; Turdus philomelos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mavis" is a kind of...):

thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

Holonyms ("mavis" is a member of...):

genus Turdus; Turdus (type genus of the Turdidae)

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