water-ouzel
1Water ouzel — Water ousel Wa ter ou sel, Water ouzel Wa ter ou zel . (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of small insessorial birds of the genus {Cinclus} (or {Hydrobates}), especially the European water ousel ({Cinclus aquaticus}), and the American water… …
2water ouzel — n. DIPPER (sense 3), esp. a species ( Cinclus mexicanus) of W North America …
3water ouzel — noun small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast flowing streams and feeds along the bottom • Syn: ↑dipper • Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird • Hyponyms: ↑European water ouzel, ↑Cinclus aquaticus, ↑ …
4water-ouzel — n. See water ousel …
5water ouzel — noun Date: 1622 dipper 2 …
6water ouzel — dipper (def. 4). [1615 25] * * * …
7water ouzel — American dipper …
8water ouzel — noun dialect term for dipper (in sense 1) …
9water ouzel — wa′ter ou zel n. orn dipper 2) • Etymology: 1615–25 …
10water ouzel — /ˈwɔtər uzəl/ (say wawtuhr oohzuhl) noun → dipper (def. 3) …
