Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Merlin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Merlin \Mer"lin\, n. [OE. merlion, F. ['e]merillon; cf. OHG.
smirl, G. schmerl; prob. fr. L. merula blackbird. Cf.
{Merle}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small European falcon ({Falco lithofalco}, or {F.
[ae]salon}).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Merlin
n 1: (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's
advisor [syn: {Merlin}]
2: small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with
black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: {pigeon hawk}, {Falco
columbarius}]
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