turdus merula

3 definitions found

turdus merula - 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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Rock ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel.
  
     Water ousel (Zool.), the European dipper (Cinclus  aquaticus
        ), and the American dipper (Cinclus  Mexicanus
        ).
        [1913 Webster]

  Blackbird \Black"bird\ (bl[a^]k"b[~e]rd), n. (Zool.)
     In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing
     bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given
     to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow
     blackbird; the Agel[ae]us ph[oe]niceus, or red-winged
     blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See
     Redwing.
     [1913 Webster]

turdus merula - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Turdus merula
      n 1: common black European thrush [syn: blackbird, merl,
           merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula
           ]