HyperDic: merl

English > 1 sense of the word *merl*:
NOUN	animal	merl, blackbird, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula	common black European thrush

merl > pronunciation
Sounds	mer'l
Rhymes	birle ... whorl: 16 rhymes with erl...

English > *merl*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Common black European thrush.
Synonyms	blackbird, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula
Member of	Turdus, genus Turdus	type genus of the Turdidae
Broader	thrush	songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
Spanish	mirlo
Catalan	merla, Turdus merula