ousel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common black European thrush
    ouzel; Turdus merula; merle; merl; European blackbird; blackbird.

WordNet

Ou"sel noun
Etymology
OE. osel, AS. sle; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913