merle
/mə:l/
Definition
- Noun:
- A common black European thrush: "merle" refers specifically to a species of thrush (Turdus merula), the common blackbird, found in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The male is characteristically black with a yellow eye-ring and bill.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The song of the merle is a beautiful and complex melody.
- We spotted a merle foraging for worms on the lawn.
Advanced Usage
- Poetic/Literary Usage: The term "merle" is often used in poetry and older literary texts to evoke a sense of nature or tradition.
- "The mellow merle in the green thorn-tree."
Variants and Related Words
- Blackbird: The common modern English name for the same bird ().
- Ouzel or ousel: An archaic variant for the blackbird or related thrushes.
Synonyms
- Common blackbird: The standard contemporary name.
- Eurasian blackbird: A more precise ornithological term.
Noun
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common black European thrush
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