• Merle

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /məːl/
    • US IPA: /mɝl/
    • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l

    Origin 1

    From the taxonomic name; from Latin turdus ("thrush") and merula ("blackbird"), giving rise to the French merle, from Proto-Indo-European *ams- ("black, blackbird"), see also Breton moualch ("ouzel"), Welsh mwyalch ("blackbird, thrush"), English ouzel

    Full definition of merle

    Noun

    merle

    (plural merles)
    1. The ,
    2. any blackbird.

    Origin 2

    Noun

    merle

    (uncountable)
    1. A type of mottled colouration on dogs.

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