| merle 1 also merl (mûrl) n. See blackbird. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin merulus, merula.] |
| merle 2 (mûrl) adj. Having a reddish or bluish gray coat streaked or speckled with black. Used of certain dogs. n. A dog with a merle coat. [Perhaps from merle.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  merle - common black European thrush thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast genus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae |
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