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merle

1[murl]
–noun Chiefly Scot.
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
Also, merl.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME merule < MF < L merulus, merula ousel, blackbird
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merle 1 also merl   (mûrl)   
n.  See blackbird.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin merulus, merula.]
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