🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

mirlo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmiɾ.lo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ouzel/ˈuː.zəl/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El mirlo común destaca por su plumaje negro."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An Eurasian thrush, specifically the blackbird (Turdus merula).

    "An ouzel sang its melodic tune from the top of the hedgerow."
  2. 2

    Any of various similar birds, such as the ring ouzel or the aquatic dipper.

    "The swift-flowing mountain stream was home to a solitary water ouzel."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'osel', coming from Old English 'ōsle', which originates from West Germanic origins related to the blackbird. Historically, the term was used primarily for the Eurasian blackbird and later extended to other similar birds such as the water ouzel or dipper.

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