ouzel

American  

[oo-zuhl] / ˈu zəl /

Or ousel

noun

1. dipper.

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ouzel British  

/ ˈuːzəl /

noun

1. the ring ouzel or water ouzel See ring ouzel dipper

2. an archaic name for the (European) blackbird

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Etymology

Origin of ouzel

before 900; Middle English osel merle, blackbird, Old English ōsle, cognate with German Amsel; akin to Latin merula; see merle ¹

Example Sentences

Another bird I love among the Alps is the dipper or water ouzel.

From Ski-running by Furse, Katharine Symonds

Some birds belong more properly to America, such as the Canada woodcock and the water ouzel; and there are several birds common to the east and west coasts of the Pacific.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

One bird, the ouzel, loves this gorge and flies through it merrily, or cheerily, rather, stopping to sing on foam-washed bosses where other birds could find no rest for their feet.

From The Yosemite by Muir, John

The nesting operations of this species are described in the essay near the end of Part I. Two other species allied to the grey-winged ouzel demand our attention.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas

Down that sheer rock, perhaps into the water at its foot, had been the first flight of the ouzel baby.

From A Bird-Lover in the West by Miller, Olive Thorne