Merlin

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Merlin \Mer"lin\, n. [OE. merlion, F. ['e]merillon; cf. OHG.
     smirl, G. schmerl; prob. fr. L. merula blackbird. Cf.
     {Merle}.] (Zool.)
     A small European falcon ({Falco columbarius}, syn. {Falco
     lithofalco}, or {Falco aesalon}). In North America called
     also {pigeon hawk}.


     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Merlin
       n 1: (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's
            advisor
       2: small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with
          black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: {pigeon hawk}, {Falco
          columbarius}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Merlin
       
          {OS/2}
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Merlin, OR
    Zip code(s): 97532