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merle.

blackbird

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛʁl/
  1. blackbird

    masculine
  2. Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin merula, the word for the male blackbird being mostly female until the 16th century. Probable influence of the Late Latin masculine form merulus. Cognates * Galician melro, merla, merlo, merliño * Italian merlo * Spanish mirlo * Portuguese melro

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