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merlin

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[ mur-lin ]

noun

  1. a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.


Merlin

2

[ mur-lin ]

noun

  1. Arthurian Legend. a venerable magician and seer.
  2. a male given name.

Merlin

1

/ ˈɜːɪ /

noun

  1. (in Arthurian legend) a wizard and counsellor to King Arthur eternally imprisoned in a tree by a woman to whom he revealed his secret craft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

merlin

2

/ ˈɜːɪ /

noun

  1. a small falcon, Falco columbarius, that has a dark plumage with a black-barred tail: used in falconry See also pigeon hawk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Merlin

  1. In the legends of King Arthur (see also Arthur ), a magician who acts as Arthur's principal adviser.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of merlin1

1350–1400; Middle English merlioun, merlone < Anglo-French merilun, Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril < Germanic; akin to German Schmerl, Old Norse smyrill
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of merlin1

C14: from Old French esmerillon, from esmeril, of Germanic origin
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I would suggest some additional fine points to its content regarding the emphasis on the black merlin that keeps us company and provides moments of splendor and beauty for inquiring eyes.

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In Seattle neighborhoods, they include merlins, smaller-than-a-crow falcons that first showed up here some 20 years ago.

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If you’re lucky, you might spot a golden eagle, northern goshawk, peregrine falcon or a merlin.

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While officials have shot some merlins, they’re looking for nonlethal controls.

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Over the course of the trip we saw many species — ospreys, bald eagles, marsh hawks, great blue herons, ibises, egrets, Wilson’s plovers, a merlin, a wood stork, and numberless gulls and shore birds.

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