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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck;
[syn: ring ouzel, ring blackbird, ring thrush, Turdus torquatus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ousel \Ou"sel\ ([oo^]"z'l), n. [OE. osel, AS. [=o]sle; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel.] (Zool.) One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). [Written also ouzel.] [1913 Webster] Rock ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel. Water ousel (Zool.), the European dipper (Cinclus aquaticus), and the American dipper (Cinclus Mexicanus). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Amsel \Am"sel\, Amzel \Am"zel\, n. [Ger. See Ousel.] (Zool.) The European ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Turdus torquatus n 1: European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn: ring ouzel, ring blackbird, ring thrush, Turdus torquatus]