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ouzel
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ou·zel also ou·sel  (zl)
n.
A water ouzel.
[Middle English osel, from Old English sle.]
ouzel, ousel [ˈuːzəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for ring ouzel or water ouzel (see dipper)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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Noun1.ouzelouzel - 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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