The Collaborative International Dictionary
Missel thrush
Missel \Mis"sel\, n. Mistletoe. [Obs.]
Missel bird, Missel thrush (Zo["o]l.), a large European thrush ( Turdus viscivorus) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; -- called also mistletoe thrush and missel.
Wiktionary
missel thrush
n. (alternative form of mistle thrush nodot=1 English); ''Turdus viscivorus''.
WordNet
missel thrush
n. large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn: mistle thrush, mistletoe thrush, Turdus viscivorus]
Usage examples of "missel thrush".
She would never again feel like a missel thrush with a safe-hidden nest.
The thrush is the great disseminator of the Mistletoe, devouring the berries eagerly, from which the Missel Thrush is said by some to derive its name.