merle — meaning in English

English meaning

• blackbird noun A common European songbird (Turdus merula) with all-black plumage in the male and a yellow-orange beak.
• robin noun A small songbird with a red or orange breast; in Europe, a distinct species, and in North America, a different, larger species.

Senses

merle is used for these senses in English:

• Eurasian blackbird A bird of the species Turdus merula
• blackbird A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.

blackbird — full definition

1. noun A common European songbird (Turdus merula) with all-black plumage in the male and a yellow-orange beak.
2. noun Any of several unrelated New World birds with mostly black feathers.

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