merle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common black European thrush
    ouzel; Turdus merula; merl; ousel; European blackbird; blackbird.

WordNet

Merl, Merle noun (Also<
  • Merl
  • Merle
)
Etymology
F. merle, L. merula, merulus. Cf. Ousel.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The European blackbird. See Blackbird. Drayton.

Webster 1913