☆ any of a group of gray to brownish American passerine birds (family Mimidae) with a long, stiff tail and a long bill, esp. the (Toxostoma rufum) of the E U.S.
See thrasher in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(thrăshˈər)
noun
Any of various New World songbirds of the genus Toxostoma, related to the mockingbird and having a long tail, a long curved beak, and usually a brown head and back.