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[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]