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Merops
Merops is a genus of bee-eaters in the family Meropidae, established by Linnaeus in 1758, holding most of the world's roughly 22 bee-eater species across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
Merops (weapon)
Merops is an American counter-drone system by Perennial Autonomy that launches AI-guided interceptor aircraft from a pickup truck, used by Ukrainian forces against Russian drones since 2024.
Merovech
Merovech (Merovechus, Merovee, Merowig), semi-mythical fifth-century Salian Frank leader, eponym of the Merovingian dynasty; father of Childeric I of Tournai, linked to the 451 Catalaunian Fields battle and the Fredegar Quinotaur legend.
Merovingian dynasty
The Merovingian dynasty was the first Frankish royal family to rule the Franks from AD 476 to 751. It is best known for Clovis's conversion to Christianity.
Merowe Dam
The Merowe Dam is a hydropower dam on the Nile River at the fourth cataract in northern Sudan, completed in 2009 with a capacity of 1,250 MW.
Merozoite surface protein 2
Merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP2, MSP-2) is an abundant GPI-anchored, intrinsically disordered Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface antigen with 3D7 and FC27 allelic families, a leading malaria vaccine candidate.
Merphos
Merphos (tributyl phosphorotrithioite, CAS 150-50-5, Folex) is an organophosphorus cotton defoliant, cancelled in the US and unapproved in the EU, neurotoxic, converting to tribufos (DEF).
MERRA-2
MERRA-2, the Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2, is a NASA atmospheric reanalysis providing consistent weather and climate data from 1980 to the present.
Merrell
Merrell is an American footwear brand specializing in hiking boots, trail running shoes, and outdoor footwear, founded in 1981 and owned by Wolverine World Wide since 1997.
Merrell Twins
Merrell Twins: identical twin creators Veronica and Vanessa Merrell (born 1996, Kansas City), YouTube channel with 5.6M+ subscribers and 1B+ views, Jane the Virgin roles, Twin My Heart, Prom Knight.
Merremia
Merremia Dennst. ex Endl., a genus of twining Convolvulaceae vines native from tropical to temperate Asia; once ~100 species, now 38 accepted after Simões & Staples (2017) split; yellow campanulate flowers, smooth pollen.
MERRF syndrome
MERRF syndrome (myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers) is a maternally inherited mitochondrial disorder, usually from the m.8344A>G MT-TK variant, causing myoclonus, epilepsy, ataxia, and ragged red fibers.
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, originally the G. & C. Merriam Company, is an American dictionary publisher in Springfield, Massachusetts, a subsidiary of Encyclopaedia Britannica that has revised Noah Webster's dictionary since 1847.
Merrick Garland
Merrick Brian Garland, American lawyer and judge, 86th U.S. Attorney General 2021-2025 under Biden; former D.C. Circuit chief judge whose 2016 Supreme Court nomination was blocked by the Senate.
Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination
Obama's March 16, 2016 Supreme Court nomination of D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia; Senate Republicans under Mitch McConnell granted no hearing or vote, the nomination lapsed, and Neil Gorsuch later filled the seat.
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies: Warner Bros. animated short-film series (1931–1969, 502 shorts), sister series of Looney Tunes, created to showcase Warner's music library, in color from 1934, home of Bugs Bunny's debut.
Merril Eisenbud
Merril Eisenbud (1915–1997) was an American environmental health scientist, founding director of the Atomic Energy Commission's Health and Safety Laboratory, author of Environmental Radioactivity, and New York City's first Environmental Protection Administrator.
Merril Hoge
Merril DuAine Hoge (born 1965, Pocatello, Idaho), former NFL running back/fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1987-93) and Chicago Bears (1994), drafted 261st overall in 1987; retired with post-concussion syndrome, then a longtime ESPN NFL analyst.
Merrill (company)
Merrill, formerly Merrill Lynch, is the wealth management division of Bank of America, founded in 1914 and sold to the bank in a $50 billion deal in 2009.
Merrill Chase
Merrill Wallace Chase (1905–2004) was an American immunologist who spent over 70 years at Rockefeller University and is credited with discovering cell-mediated immunity, showing in 1945 that immunity transfers by cells, not antibodies.
Merrill Kelly
Merrill Kelly (Kenneth Merrill Kelly, born 1988) is an MLB right-handed starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, a former SK Wyverns KBO ace, 2023 World Series Game 2 winner, traded to Texas in 2025 and re-signed for $40 million.
Merrill McPeak
Merrill "Tony" McPeak (born 1936) is a retired U.S. Air Force general and 14th Chief of Staff (1990–1994) who led the post-Cold War drawdown, abolished SAC, TAC, and MAC, and created the objective wing structure.
Merrill Osmond
Merrill Osmond (born 1953, Ogden, Utah) is an American singer best known as lead singer of The Osmonds, singing "One Bad Apple" and "Love Me for a Reason."
Merrill Skolnik
Merrill Skolnik (1927–2022) was an American radar researcher who led the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Radar Division for over 30 years and wrote Introduction to Radar Systems.
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders, officially the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), code name Galahad, was a U.S. Army long-range penetration unit under Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill that fought in northern Burma in 1944 and captured the Myitkyina airfield.
Merrily We Roll Along (film)
Merrily We Roll Along (2025 film): Maria Friedman's live-recorded proshot of the four-time Tony-winning 2023-24 Broadway revival, with Groff, Radcliffe, Mendez; released December 5, 2025, distinct from Linklater's 20-year adaptation.
Merrily We Roll Along (musical)
Merrily We Roll Along is a 1981 Stephen Sondheim–George Furth musical based on Kaufman and Hart's 1934 play, told in reverse chronology about three friends. It flopped after 16 performances but won four 2024 Tonys in its Maria Friedman Broadway revival.
Merrilyn Gann
Merrilyn Gann, born 1963 in Vancouver, is a Canadian actress known as Rose Abbott on Everwood (2002–2006), the German Chancellor in 2012, and Mrs. Quinn in Roxanne; she co-founded Northern Light Theatre and Bard on the Beach.
Merrimack College
Merrimack College: private Augustinian Catholic college in North Andover, Massachusetts, founded 1947; 4,100+ undergraduates, 220-acre campus, NCAA Division I Warriors in Metro Conference and Hockey East.
Merrin Dungey
Merrin Dungey (Merrin Melissa Dungey, b. 1971, Sacramento) is an American actress known for Francie Calfo/Allison Doren on Alias, Kelly Palmer on The King of Queens, Ursula on Once Upon a Time, Big Little Lies, and Chicago Med's Dr. Jennifer Kingston.