"mavis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪvɪs/ Forms: mavises [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪs Etymology: From Middle English mavys, from Anglo-Norman mauvis, from Old French mauvis (“song thrush”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mavys}} Middle English mavys, {{der|en|xno|mauvis}} Anglo-Norman mauvis, {{der|en|fro|mauvis||song thrush}} Old French mauvis (“song thrush”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mavis (plural mavises)
  1. (poetic) song thrush Tags: poetic Categories (lifeform): Thrushes Derived forms: Mavis, mavis skate

Inflected forms

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