merlion
Plural: merlions
Noun
- Often Merlion: a symbolic creature having the head of a lion and the body of a fish, which is a national symbol of Singapore; an image, statue, or other depiction of this creature.
- A fictional creature of similar make-up.
- A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet; a martlet.
- Alternative form of merlin (“a small falcon, Falco columbarius”).
Origin / Etymology
From mer- + lion; sense 1 promoted by the Singapore Tourism Board as the name of a statue installed at the mouth of the Singapore River on 15 September 1972.
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