merlette

/məːˈlɛt/

Etymology

From Late Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman merlet (from merle (“blackbird”) + -et (“suffix forming a noun”)), or from Middle French merlette (“little blackbird; merlette (heraldic charge)”) (from merle (“blackbird”)—formerly a feminine noun) + -ette (“diminutive suffix for a feminine noun”). Merle is from Latin merula (“blackbird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- (“black; blackbird”).

merlette means in French heraldry, a depiction of a mythological bird without beak or feet. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

merlette is pronounced /məːˈlɛt/.

noun

In French heraldry, a depiction of a mythological bird without beak or feet.