ouzel

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English

an ouzel (Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula)
water ouzel (Cinclus mexicanus)
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Etymology

From Middle English osel, from Old English ōsle, from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄slā, *amslā, from Proto-Germanic *amslǭ. Cognate with German Amsel.

For the spelling, compare Early Modern English bloud (“blood”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ouzel (plural ouzels)

  1. (now regional) A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).
  2. (chiefly Canada, US) A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus).

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Translations

Turdus merula — see Eurasian blackbird

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