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Water ousel
(gcide) | Ousel \Ou"sel\ ([oo^]"z'l), n. [OE. osel, AS. [=o]sle; akin to
G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf.
Merle, Amsel.] (Zool.)
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.]
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Rock ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel.
Water ousel (Zool.), the European dipper ({Cinclus
aquaticus}), and the American dipper ({Cinclus
Mexicanus}).
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Water ousel
(gcide) | Water ousel \Wa"ter ou"sel\, Water ouzel \Wa"ter ou"zel\ .
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of small insessorial birds of the
genus Cinclus (or Hydrobates), especially the European
water ousel (Cinclus aquaticus), and the American water
ousel (Cinclus Mexicanus). These birds live about the
water, and are in the habit of walking on the bottom of
streams beneath the water in search of food.
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