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Ousel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Ousel has 1 sense
- ousel(n = noun.animal) blackbird, european blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, turdus merula - common black European thrush; Array is a kind of thrush
is a member of genus turdus, turdus
CIDE DICTIONARY
Ousel, n. [OE. osel, AS. ; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel.].
One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula , or Turdus merula ), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus ). [1913 Webster]
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