What does mavis mean?
Mavis means (poetic) song thrush.
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/ˈmeɪvɪs/ · noun
(poetic) song thrush.
At midnight the moon cometh, / And looketh down alone; / Her song the lintwhite swelleth, / The clear voiced mavis dwelleth […]
Use mavis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mavis means (poetic) song thrush.
Common synonyms include throstle, song thrush, turdus philomelos.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At midnight the moon cometh, / And looketh down alone; / Her song the lintwhite swelleth, / The clear voiced mavis dwelleth […]
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