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ou·zel

also ou·sel  (o͞o′zəl)
n.
1. See blackbird.
2. See dipper.
3. See ring ouzel.
[Middle English osel, from Old English ōsle.]
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ouzel

(ˈuːzəl) or

ousel

n
1. (Animals) the ring ouzel or water ouzel. See ring ouzel, dipper
2. (Animals) an archaic name for the (European) blackbird
[Old English ōsle, related to Old High German amsala (German Amsel), Latin merula merle1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ouzel - common black European thrushouzel - common black European thrush  
European blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, Turdus merula, blackbird
thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
genus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae
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Ouzels have been spotted along the North Wales coast this month
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Other species of note were several tree pipit, two ring ouzels and untimely records of fieldfare.
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A Garganey was a oneday visitor to Malltraeth Cob last Wednesday, Ring Ouzels were on the Little Orme and near Wrexham at the weekend, and Great Orme on Tuesday.
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