Thrasher
n.- One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.
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(Zoöl.) A large and voracious shark (
Alopias vulpes ), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called alsofox shark ,sea ape ,sea fox ,slasher ,swingle-tail , andthrasher shark . -
(Zoöl.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See
Brown thrush .
Sage thrasher . (Zoöl.)
See under
Thrasher whale (Zoöl.),
the common killer of the Atlantic.

