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Definition of Mavis
1. Noun. Common Old World thrush noted for its song.
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mavis
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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