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Ousel

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ou⋅sel

  [oo-zuhl]
–noun
ouzel.

ou⋅zel

  [oo-zuhl]
–noun
dipper (def. 4).
Also, ousel.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME osel merle, blackbird, OE ōsle, c. G Amsel; akin to L merula; see merle 1
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ou·sel   (ōō'zəl)   
n.  Variant of ouzel.
ou·zel also ou·sel   (ōō'zəl)   
n.  A water ouzel.

[Middle English osel, from Old English ōsle.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

ouzel 
O.E. osle "blackbird," from W.Gmc. *amslon- (cf. O.H.G. amsala, Ger. amsel), probably from PIE *ams- "black, blackbird" (cf. L. merula "blackbird," Welsh mwyalch "blackbird, thrush," Bret. moualch "ouzel").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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