noun
- a European thrush with a spotted breast, also called a song thrush
Usage: chiefly British; literary
Examples
- The mavis sang sweetly from the oak tree at dawn.
- In British poetry, the mavis is often mentioned as a symbol of spring.
- The gardener spotted a mavis hunting for worms in the freshly turned soil.
- Children listened to the clear notes of the mavis echoing through the woods.
- The mavis built its nest in the hedge near the cottage garden.