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crissal thrasher /ˈkrɪs(ə)l /nounA large grey thrasher (songbird) with a red patch under the tail, found in the south-western US and Mexico.- Toxostoma dorsale (or crissale), family Mimidae.
The most prominent feature of the crissal thrasher is its very distinctive long curved bill....- The crissal thrasher is mostly a uniform grayish brown, with a long, dark tail and a very long, decurved bill.
- There you can find nesting the crissal thrasher and the black-chinned sparrow.
Origin Late 19th century: crissal from modern Latin crissum (denoting the vent region of a bird) + -al. |