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Wasseramsel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dipper noun A long-handled cup or scoop used for ladling liquid.
  • ouzel noun A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).

Senses

Wasseramsel is used for these senses in English:

  • dipper Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
  • ouzel (chiefly, _, North America) A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus).
  • white-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus, an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.

dipper — full definition

  1. noun A long-handled cup or scoop used for ladling liquid.
  2. noun A small songbird that feeds by diving into fast-flowing streams.
  3. name Either of two star patterns, the Big Dipper or Little Dipper.

ouzel — full definition

  1. noun A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).
  2. noun A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus).

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