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hermit thrush

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of solitary thrush native to North America (Catharus guttatus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Hylocichla guttata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thrush

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: heremietlijster — Catharus guttatus
  • Finnish: erakkorastas — Catharus guttatus
  • French: grive solitaire — Catharus guttatus
  • German: Einsiedler-Musendrossel — Catharus guttatus
  • Hungarian: pettyes fülemülerigó — Catharus guttatus
  • Polish: drozdek samotny — Catharus guttatus
  • Russian: дрозд-отше́льник (drozd-otšélʹnik) — Catharus guttatus
  • Russian: пёстрый америка́нский дрозд (pjóstryj amerikánskij drozd) — Catharus guttatus
  • Swedish: eremitskogstrast — Catharus guttatus