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water ouzel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter ouzel
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white-throated dipper or European dipper, of species Cinclus cinclus.

British usage

noun

An American dipper, of species Cinclus mexicanus.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

water ouzels (plural) water ousel (alternative) water-ousel (alternative)

Synonyms

dipper

Questions

What does water ouzel mean?
A white-throated dipper or European dipper, of species Cinclus cinclus.

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