From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Turdus \Tur"dus\, pr. n. [L., a thrush.] (Zool.) A genus of singing birds including the true thrushes. [1913 Webster]From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Turdus n 1: type genus of the Turdidae [syn: Turdus, genus Turdus]