Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ousel"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ousel
n : common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merl}, {merle},
{ouzel}, {European blackbird}, {Turdus merula}]
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