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ouzel |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ousel \Ou"sel\, n. [OE. osel, AS ?sle; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf {Merle}, {Amsel}.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird ({Merula merula}, or {Turdus merula}), and the mountain or ring ousel ({Turdus torquatus}). [Written also {ouzel}.] {Rock ousel} (Zo["o]l.), the ring ousel. {Water ousel} (Zo["o]l.), the European dipper ({Cinclus aquaticus}), and the American dipper ({C. Mexicanus}). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ouzel \Ou"zel\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Ousel}. The mellow ouzel fluted in the elm. --Tennyson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ouzel n : common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merl}, {merle}, {ousel}, {European blackbird}, {Turdus merula}]
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