资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ousel \Ou"sel\, n. [OE. osel, AS. ?sle; akin to G. amsel, OHG.
amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. {Merle},
{Amsel}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.]
{Rock ousel} (Zo["o]l.), the ring ousel.
{Water ousel} (Zo["o]l.), the European dipper ({Cinclus
aquaticus}), and the American dipper ({C. Mexicanus}).
Amsel \Am"sel\, Amzel \Am"zel\, n. [Ger. See {Ousel}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The European ring ousel ({Turdus torquatus}).
资料来源 : WordNet®
Turdus torquatus
n : 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}]