missel thrush

US: (mis′əl).

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mis′sel thrush′  (mis′əl). 

1. Birds See mistle thrush. 

• 1765–75

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missel thrush / ˈmɪs^əl/ noun

1. a variant spelling of mistle thrush

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mis′tle thrush′  (mis′əl), 

1. Birds a large, European thrush, Turdus viscivorus, that feeds on the berries of the mistletoe. Also called missel thrush. 

• obsolete mistle (Old English mistel) mistletoe 1765–75

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mistle thrush, missel thrush / ˈmɪs^əl/ noun

1. a large European thrush, Turdus viscivorus, with a brown back and spotted breast, noted for feeding on mistletoe berries

Etymology: 18th Century: from Old English mistel mistletoe