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merlin

Noun

mer=lin

WORDNET DICTIONARY

merlin(n = noun.person) Array - (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor; Array

merlin(n = noun.animal) falco columbarius, pigeon hawk - small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry; Array

is a kind of falcon

is a member of falco, genus falco

merlin, n. [OE. merlion, F. émerillon ; cf. OHG. smirl, G. schmerl ; prob. fr. L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle.].

A small European falcon (Falco columbarius, syn. Falco lithofalco, or Falco æsalon). In North America called also pigeon hawk. [1913 Webster]

merlin, n. a small European or N. American falcon, Falco columbarius, that hunts small birds.

Etymology

ME f. AF merilun f. OF esmerillon augment. f. esmeril f. Frank.

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