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Definition of Genus Toxostoma
1. Noun. Thrashers.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Mimidae, Mimidae
Member holonyms: Mocking Thrush, Thrasher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Toxostoma
Literary usage of Genus Toxostoma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"... namely, Dumetella "SDW" 1837 (an unknown author), based on the "Cat Thrush of
Latham" = ? Cat Thrush of Wilson. genus Toxostoma ..."
2. Western Birds by Harriet Williams Myers (1922)
"To me he is a marvelous performer and mocker as well as a sweet singer that we
do not care to lose. genus Toxostoma: CURVE- BILLED THRASHER. ..."
3. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"In Utah it plays its eastern role, Mr. Henshaw says, living in shrubbery on the
edges of towns and even coming familiarly to the gardens. genus Toxostoma. ..."
4. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"... a Catbird can discover it is soon made the center of a mobbing force of small
birds summoned by the angry calls of the Catbird. Genus TOXOSTOMA Wagler. ..."
5. Expository Writing: Materials for a College Course in Exposition by Analysis by Maurice Garland Fulton (1912)
"Without doubt the word "thrasher," applied to the birds of the American genus
Toxostoma, is a variant of "thrush" and "throstle," for we find ..."
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