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ouzel

/ˈuːzəl/

ouzel noun: a Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).

ouzel: a Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
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Noun

ouzel (plural ouzels)

  1. (regional) A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).
  2. (Canada, US) A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus).
    Synonyms:
    dipper

ouzel meaning in Tamil

ouzel in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of ouzel

Forms of ouzel

pluralouzels
alternative formousel
alternative formoozel
alternative formwoosel

Origin of ouzel

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”).

Words formed from ouzel

Words that rhyme with ouzel

Questions about ouzel

What does ouzel mean?
Ouzel means a Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).
What is ouzel in Tamil?
Ouzel in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Ouzel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ouzel?
Ouzel is a noun.
How do you pronounce ouzel?
Ouzel is pronounced /ˈuːzəl/.
What is the plural of ouzel?
The plural of ouzel is ouzels.

Words near ouzel in the dictionary

  1. Ouyang
  2. Ouyangs
  3. Ouyen
  4. Ouyong
  5. ouze
  6. ouzel
  7. ouzels
  8. ouzeri
  9. ouzeria
  10. ouzerias
  11. ouzeris

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ouzel (page history and authors); ouzel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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