ouzel

== English == === Alternative forms === ousel, oozel === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuːzəl/ Rhymes: -uːzəl === Noun === ouzel (plural ouzels) (now regional) A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula). (chiefly Canada, US) A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus). ==== Synonyms ==== (water ouzel): dipper ==== Derived terms ==== ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) water ouzel or white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) ==== Translations ==== === References === Turdus merula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Cinclus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies