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merl

noun

common black European thrush

• Syn: ↑blackbird, ↑merle, ↑ouzel, ↑ousel, ↑European blackbird, ↑Turdus merula

• Hypernyms: ↑thrush

• Member Holonyms: ↑Turdus, ↑genus Turdus

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noun or merle \\ˈmər(.ə)l\ (-s)

Etymology: Middle French merle, from Latin merulus, merula, from (assumed) misula; akin to Old English ōsle blackbird, Old High German amsla, amsala, Welsh mwyalchen

: blackbird 1a

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merle or merl «murl», noun.

Archaic. the common European blackbird.

╂[< Old French merle < Latin merula]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.