merlo — 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.
• merlon noun A merlon is one of the upright sections between the gaps of a battlement, originally providing cover for archers.
• weakling noun A physically frail or sickly person.

Senses

merlo is used for these senses in English:

• blackbird A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
• merlon (architectural element, military, historical) Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.
• weakling (figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.

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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