OUSEL

blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula

(noun) common black European thrush

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ousel (plural ousels)

Alternative form of ouzel

Anagrams

• Eolus, Seoul, Soule, loues, louse, oules, soule

Source: Wiktionary


Ou"sel, n. Etym: [OE. osel, AS. ; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel.] (Zoƶl.)

Definition: 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 (Zoƶl.), the ring ousel.

– Water ousel (Zoƶl.), the European dipper (Cinclus aquaticus), and the American dipper (C. Mexicanus).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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