ring ouzel
11Ouzel — may refer to: Common Blackbird or Ouzel, a species of thrush, all black in the male Lord Howe Island Thrush or Ouzel, an extinct subspecies of the Island Thrush River Ouzel, a river in England, a tributary of the Great Ouse See also Ring Ouzel, a …
12ouzel — [o͞o′zəl] n. [ME osul < OE osle, akin to OHG amsala, prob. < IE base * ames < * mes > L merula, Welsh mwyalch] 1. RING OUZEL 2. WATER OUZEL …
13ouzel — /ooh zeuhl/, n. dipper (def. 4). Also, ousel. [bef. 900; ME osel merle, blackbird, OE osle, c. G Amsel; akin to L merula; see MERLE1] * * * or ousel Species (Turdus torquatus) of songbird in the thrush family, characterized by a white crescent on …
14ouzel — n. (also ousel) 1 = ring ouzel (see RING(1)). 2 = water ouzel. 3 archaic a blackbird. Etymology: OE osle blackbird, of unkn. orig …
15ring blackbird — noun European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck • Syn: ↑ring ouzel, ↑ring thrush, ↑Turdus torquatus • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Turdus, ↑ …
16ring thrush — noun European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck • Syn: ↑ring ouzel, ↑ring blackbird, ↑Turdus torquatus • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Turdus, ↑ …
17ring — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a circular band, usu. of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage or betrothal. 2 a circular band of any material. 3 the rim of a cylindrical or circular object, or a line or band round it. 4 a mark… …
18ouzel — also ousel noun Etymology: Middle English ousel, from Old English ōsle more at merle Date: before 12th century 1. a. blackbird 1a b. ring ouzel 2. dipper 1 …
19ouzel — [ u:z(ə)l] (also ousel) noun used in names of birds resembling the blackbird, e.g. ring ouzel. Origin OE ōsle blackbird , of Gmc origin …
20ouzel — /ˈuzəl/ (say oohzuhl) noun 1. (formerly) the blackbird, Turdus merula. 2. → ring ouzel. Also, ousel. {Middle English osel, from Old English ōsle} …
