a. Ornith. [ad. mod.L. turdiform-is, f. L. turdus thrush: see -FORM.] Having the form or appearance of a thrush; thrushlike. So Turdine a. [-INE1], belonging to the sub-family Turdīnæ of true thrushes; Turdoid a. [ad. F. turdoïde (Temminck, 1823)], akin to a thrush; spec. belonging to the family Turdidæ.
1874. A. R. Wallace, in Ibis, Oct., 409. Typical or Turdoid Passeres. Wing with 10 primaries.
1890. Field, 12 April, 517/3. The three leading forms of Turdine families, viz., Thrushes, Warblers, and Flycatchers, are well characterized.
