Definition of Mavis

1. Noun. Common Old World thrush noted for its song.

Exact synonyms: Song Thrush, Throstle, Turdus Philomelos
Generic synonyms: Thrush
Group relationships: Genus Turdus, Turdus

Definition of Mavis

1. n. The European throstle or song thrush (Turdus musicus).

Definition of Mavis

1. Proper noun. (English female given name). ¹

2. Noun. song thrush. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mavis

1. a songbird [n -VISES] - See also: songbird

Medical Definition of Mavis

1. The European throstle or song thrush (Turdus musicus). Origin: F. Mauvis, Arm. Milvid, milfid, milc'hhouid, Corn. Melhuez. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mavis

mauvest
mauvin
mauvine
mauvines
mauvins
mauvish
maven
mavenhood
mavens
maverick
mavericks
mavie
mavies
mavin
mavins
mavis
mavis skate
mavises
mavourneen
mavourneens
mavournin
mavournins
mavrodaphne
mavrodaphnes
mavrone
maw
maw-gut
maw-worm
maw-worms
maw worm

Literary usage of Mavis

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

1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1888)
"The young man, after a slight hesitation, greeted Miss Mavis with a ... Mrs. Mavis broke out. "You must get another just like it—on the other side. ..."

2. Pat M'Carty, Farmer, of Antrim: His Rhymes, with a Setting by John Stevenson (1905)
"THE Mavis AND THE THORN ON the sun-kist breezy hillside risin' upward from the bay, There's a thorn-bush in a garden by the cot where I was born, ..."

3. Pat M'Carty, Farmer, of Antrim: His Rhymes, with a Setting by John Stevenson (1903)
"0 the simmer days from ither lands will bonnie birdies bring, And a gayer coat than mavis wears may some o' them adorn, But the voice is mair than painted ..."

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