cinclus mexicanus

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cinclus mexicanus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.] (Zool.)
     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 (Zool.), the ring ousel.
  
     Water ousel (Zool.), 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\ .
     (Zool.)
     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. (Zool.)
        (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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  Cinclus \Cinclus\ n.
     the type genus of the bird family Cinclidae. It includes
     the water ouzels Cinclus aquaticus of Europe and Cinclus mexicanus
      of western North America.
  
     Syn: genus Cinclus.
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cinclus mexicanus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cinclus mexicanus
      n 1: a water ouzel of western North America [syn: American water ouzel
           , Cinclus mexicanus]