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water ouzel

noun

Definition of water ouzel

: dipper sense 2

Examples of water ouzel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 My last bird of the day was an American dipper, or water ouzel. — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "Warm weather, abundant rodents make for happy raptors," 9 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of water ouzel

1622, in the meaning defined above

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