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MERL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does merl mean?
• MERL (noun)
The noun MERL has 1 sense:
1. common black European thrush
Familiarity information: MERL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common black European thrush
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
blackbird; European blackbird; merl; merle; ousel; ouzel; Turdus merula
Hypernyms ("merl" is a kind of...):
thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)
Holonyms ("merl" is a member of...):
genus Turdus; Turdus (type genus of the Turdidae)
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