"merlette" meaning in French

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-merlette.wav Forms: merlettes [plural]
Etymology: From merle + -ette, literally “little blackbird”, the word for the male blackbird being mostly female until the 16th century (a male: "une merle", a little male: "une merlette"). Meaning 2 (hen blackbird) appears in 1842. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|merle|-ette|lit=little blackbird|nocat=1}} merle + -ette, literally “little blackbird” Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} merlette f (plural merlettes)
  1. (heraldry) the merlette Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Heraldic charges Categories (lifeform): Thrushes
    Sense id: en-merlette-fr-noun-N5zPmqeB Disambiguation of Thrushes: 73 27 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with language name categories using raw markup, French terms suffixed with -ette (diminutive) Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of French entries with language name categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ette (diminutive): 65 35 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  2. female blackbird Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Female animals Synonyms: merlesse
    Sense id: en-merlette-fr-noun-LTyNpDgx Disambiguation of Female animals: 12 88 Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -ette (female) Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ette (female): 13 87

Inflected forms

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