YS: This is from the Oxford English dictionary online. Yes, they're listed in that order.
MERLION, n.
Brit. /mln/, U.S. /mrlin/, /mrljn/
1. Heraldry.
A representation of a bird with either no feet or neither feet nor beak. Cf. MARTLET n.2 2, MERLETTE n.
2. Obs.
Perh.: a hood or other attachment for a clerical robe.
3. A mythical creature with the head and trunk of a lion and the tail of a fish, regarded as the protector of Singapore.
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