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Ouzel

//ˈuːzəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula). regional
  2. 2
    common black European thrush wordnet
  3. 3
    A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus). Canada, US

Etymology

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”).

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