ouzel

Pronunciation: /ˈuːzəl/

The English word “ouzel” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).
A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus).

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”).

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