Merle Definition
mûrl
adjective
Having a coat with irregular streaks or speckles of a contrasting color. Used of certain dogs.
American Heritage
noun
A dog with a merle coat.
American Heritage
pronoun
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Wiktionary
A female given name.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Merle
Noun
Singular:
merle
Plural:
merlesOrigin of Merle
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From the taxonomic name; from Latin turdus (“thrush") and merula (“blackbird"), giving rise to the French merle, from Proto-Indo-European *ams- (“black, blackbird"), see also Breton moualch (“ouzel"), Welsh mwyalch (“blackbird, thrush"), English ouzel
From Wiktionary
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English 19th century bird name from merle, blackbird, possibly also a variant of Muriel, Merrill, etc.
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From French Merle.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps from merle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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