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Definition of Ant thrush

1. Noun. A kind of antbird.

Definition of Ant thrush

1. Noun. Either of two insectivorous thrushes: ''Neocossyphus rufus'' (the red-tailed ant thrush) and ''Neocossyphus poensis'' (the white-tailed ant thrush). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Ant thrush

1. One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants. See Ant bird, under Ant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Ant thrush

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1897)
"Richmond on a new Ant-Thrush. [Description of a new Species of Ant-Thrush from Nicaragua. By Charles W. Richmond. Proc. US Nat. Mus. xviii. p. 625. ..."

2. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1866)
"All at once the ant-thrush changed its tactics, and its louder note proclaimed ... The ant-thrush soon saw them, and announced the discovery with a screech, ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"White-legged Ant-Thrush, ... legs whitish; male chin black; female chin and throat fulvous ; length five inches and a half. Bahia. Long-legged Ant-Thrush, ..."

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