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Definition: Cinclus mexicanus
Cinclus mexicanus
n : a water ouzel of western North America [syn:
American water ouzel
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cinclus Mexicanus
Ousel
\Ou"sel\ ([oo^]"z'l), n. [OE. osel, AS. [=o]sle; akin to
G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf.
Merle,
Amsel.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.]
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Rock ousel (Zo["o]l.), the ring ousel.
Water ousel (Zo["o]l.), the European dipper (
Cinclus aquaticus
), and the American dipper (
Cinclus Mexicanus
).
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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
ousel (
Cinclus Mexicanus). These birds live about the
water, and are in the habit of walking on the bottom of
streams beneath the water in search of food.
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Dipper
\Dip"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to
dip water or other liquid; a ladle.
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2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small grebe; the dabchick.
(b) The buffel duck.
(c) The water ouzel (
Cinolus aquaticus) of Europe.
(d) The American dipper or ouzel (
Cinclus Mexicanus).
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The Dipper (Astron.), the seven principal stars in the
constellation of the Great Bear; popularly so called from
their arrangement in the form of a dipper; -- called also
Charles's Wain. See
Ursa Major, under
Ursa.
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