*★,°*:.☆/$:*.°★* 。*★,°*:.₥ϵʀɭιoɳ☆/$:*.°★* 。*°*:.☆/$:* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~WHAT IS A MERLION?~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Its name combines "mer", meaning the sea, and "lion". The fish body represents Singapore's origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means "sea town" in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore's original name—Singapura—meaning "lion city" or "kota singa". *★,°*:.☆/$:*.°★* 。ιͷsτʀυcτιoɳs*★,°*:.☆/$:*.°★* 。 ❤ Click the different letters of 'MERLION' and see what happens❣
