1. plural of ouzel; blackbirds or thrushes, especially the European blackbird or ring ouzel
Usage: archaic or poetic

Examples

• The ousels sang sweetly in the morning mist.
• Ring ousels nested among the rocky crags.
• The poet wrote of ousels calling from the ancient oak.
• Water ousels dipped and dove in the mountain stream.
• The old naturalist could identify different types of ousels by their songs.