turdus merula

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   common black European thrush

   SynonymsblackbirdmerlmerleouzelouselEuropean blackbird

   Broaderthrush

   Part ofTurdus

Questions about turdus merula

What does turdus merula mean?

turdus merula means "common black European thrush".

What is another word for turdus merula?

Close synonyms include blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, ousel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is turdus merula a common word?

turdus merula is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.