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merle 1

also merl  (mûrl)
n.
See blackbird.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin merulus, merula.]

merle 2

 (mûrl)
adj.
Having a coat with irregular streaks or speckles of a contrasting color. Used of certain dogs.
n.
A dog with a merle coat.
[Perhaps from merle.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.merl - common black European thrushmerl - common black European thrush  
European blackbird, merle, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula, blackbird
thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
genus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae
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