water ouzel

American  

noun

1. dipper.

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water ouzel British  

noun

1. another name for dipper

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Etymology

Origin of water ouzel

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

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water ouzel

As he rocked he watched the water ouzel teetering on a rock in the river, joyously shaking from its back the spray which deluged it at intervals.

From The Man from the Bitter Roots by Lockhart, Caroline

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

This gorge is the home of the water ouzel, which is often seen flying back and forth in the spray.

From Glacier National Park [Montana] by Interior, United States Dept. of the

Among birds particularly interesting because of curious and unusual habits are the broadtailed hummingbird, water ouzel, campbird, nuthatch, nighthawk, and the ptarmigan, pipit, and rosy finch of the high peaks.

From Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior