HyperDic: water_ouzel

English > 1 sense of the expression water ouzel:
NOUNanimalwater ouzel, dippersmall stocky diving bird without webbed feet
English > water ouzel: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom.
Synonymdipper
Member ofCinclidae, family Cinclidaewater ouzels
NarrowerAmerican water ouzel, Cinclus mexicanusA water ouzel of western North America
European water ouzel, Cinclus aquaticusA water ouzel of Europe
Broaderoscine, oscine birdpasserine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Spanishcinclidae, mirlo acuático
Catalancinclid

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