ouzel

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English[edit]

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

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːzəl/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːzəl

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Turdus merula — see Eurasian blackbird

References[edit]

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