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merle

1 American  
[murl] / mɜrl /
Or merl

noun

Chiefly Scot.

  1. the blackbird, Turdus merula.

merle 2 American  
[murl] / mɜrl /

noun

  1. a bluish gray color mottled with black.

adjective

  1. being the color merle.

Merle 3 American  
[murl] / mɜrl /

noun

  1. a male or female given name.

merle 1 British  
/ mɛrl, mɜːl /

noun

  1. another name for the (European) blackbird

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merle 2 British  
/ mɜːl /

adjective

  1. Often called: blue merle.  (of a dog, esp a collie) having a bluish-grey coat with speckles or streaks of black

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Etymology

Origin of merle1

1350–1400; Middle English merule < Middle French < Latin merulus, merula ousel, blackbird

Origin of merle2

First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain

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