† merulineadj.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Merula , -ine suffix¹; Latin Merulinae.

Etymology: Either < scientific Latin Merula, genus name ( P. H. G. Moehring Geslachten der vogelen (1758)); < classical Latin merula merle n.¹) + -ine suffix¹, or < scientific Latin Merulinae, subfamily name (W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds (1837); < Merula + -inae -inae suffix). Compare post-classical Latin merulinus of a blackbird (from 13th cent. in British sources). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·riŭlin) /ˈmɛrjʊlɪn/.

Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Of or relating to the former genus Merula, comprising the European blackbird and related thrushes (now included in the genus Turdus), or the former subfamily Merulinae.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Meruline, of or pertaining to the genus Merula, or a subfamily Merulinæ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	meruline
释义	† merulineadj. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Merula , -ine suffix¹; Latin Merulinae. Etymology: Either < scientific Latin Merula, genus name ( P. H. G. Moehring Geslachten der vogelen (1758)); < classical Latin merula merle n.¹) + -ine suffix¹, or < scientific Latin Merulinae, subfamily name (W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds (1837); < Merula + -inae -inae suffix). Compare post-classical Latin merulinus of a blackbird (from 13th cent. in British sources). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·riŭlin) /ˈmɛrjʊlɪn/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Of or relating to the former genus Merula, comprising the European blackbird and related thrushes (now included in the genus Turdus), or the former subfamily Merulinae. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Meruline, of or pertaining to the genus Merula, or a subfamily Merulinæ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1890
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