merl
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- noun
- Archaic
Examples
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Named Ceci-Lio and a regular named Merl.
Academic text (1999) -
Uh, merl egeberg.
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The merl sings beautifully at dawn, filling the air with its sweet melodies.
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While walking in the park, I spotted a merl perched on a branch, catching the sunlight.
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Every spring, the merl returns to its nesting ground, bringing joy to the garden.
Synonyms
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A common songbird in Europe with black feathers and a yellow beak
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A common black bird in Europe with a yellow beak and a sweet song
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A bird like a blackbird or dipper that lives in Europe and Asia
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A common bird with a black male and a brown female that sings a beautiful song
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A common European songbird with males black and females brown
A black bird that sings, like a blackbird or ring ouzel
Surface Forms
Etymology
Merl is an old name for the common blackbird. It comes from older words like French merle and Latin merula, which mean 'blackbird', so merl once simply named that shiny, singing bird.