
Mavis (DC Comics)
WordNet
noun
(1) Common Old World thrush noted for its song
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- , of mostly British usage.
Quotations
- 1895 Marie Corelli: The Sorrows of Satan: Chapter IX:
- "Rather an odd name, Mavis, isn't it?" I at last ventured to observe. "Yes, - but it suits her wonderfully. She sings quite as sweetly as any thrush, so she merits her designation."