English noun: Merlin | |||
1. | Merlin (person) (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor | ||
Instance hypernym | character, fictional character, fictitious character | ||
Domain category | Arthurian legend | ||
2. | merlin (animal) small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry | ||
Synonyms | Falco columbarius, pigeon hawk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | falcon | ||
Member meronym | Falco, genus Falco | ||