Meruline
/ˈmɛr.jə.laɪn/noun
Of or relating to the blackbird genus Merula.
Did you know?Merula is the Latin word for “blackbird,” a bird often associated in European folklore with prophecy, solitude, and the unseen world.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
merula
“Blackbird”
Late Latin
Latin
merulinus
“Of or relating to a blackbird”
19th Century
New Latin
Merula
“A taxonomic genus name for blackbirds”
19th Century
English
meruline
“Of or relating to the genus Merula”
Modern English
English
meruline
“Pertaining to blackbirds of the genus Merula”