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water ouzel

Definitions

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  • noun small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom

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hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. oscine
  2. oscine bird

hyponyms (4)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. american water ouzel
  2. cinclus aquaticus
  3. cinclus mexicanus
  4. european water ouzel

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  • treeseed commented on the word water ouzel

    "Water Ouzel, an alternative name for the White-throated Dipper, a dark waterside bird with a white throat, superficially like a thrush though not closely related."

    _Wikipedia

    "...drink in at your eyes the beauty of that glorious place, and listen to the water ouzel piping on the stones..."

    from Water Babies - Charles Kingsley, 1937

    January 29, 2008