"merle blanc" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɛʁ.l(ə) blɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-merle blanc.wav Forms: merles blancs [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “white blackbird”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|white blackbird}} “white blackbird”, {{lit|white blackbird}} Literally, “white blackbird” Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} merle blanc m (plural merles blancs)
  1. rara avis Tags: masculine Synonyms: oiseau rare
    Sense id: en-merle_blanc-fr-noun-T2C-zLmb
  2. (Réunion) Synonym of échenilleur de La Réunion (Lalage newtoni (Pollen, 1866) Tags: masculine Synonyms: échenilleur de La Réunion [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-merle_blanc-fr-noun-FoPTQ15i Categories (other): Réunion French, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cuckooshrikes and minivets Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Cuckooshrikes and minivets: 18 82
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Download raw JSONL data for merle blanc meaning in French (2.0kB)

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