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AMERICAN WATER OUZEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does American water ouzel mean?
• AMERICAN WATER OUZEL (noun)
The noun AMERICAN WATER OUZEL has 1 sense:
1. a water ouzel of western North America
Familiarity information: AMERICAN WATER OUZEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A water ouzel of western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
American water ouzel; Cinclus mexicanus
Hypernyms ("American water ouzel" is a kind of...):
dipper; water ouzel (small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom)
Holonyms ("American water ouzel" is a member of...):
Cinclus; genus Cinclus (type genus of the family Cinclidae)
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