NOUN | person | Merlin | (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor |
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animal | merlin, pigeon hawk, Falco columbarius | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail |
Sounds | mer'lihn | |
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Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... |
Meaning | (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor. | |
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Category | Arthurian legend | The legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot |
Instance of | fictional character, fictitious character, character | An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
Spanish | Merlín |
Meaning | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry. | |
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Synonyms | pigeon hawk, Falco columbarius | |
Member of | Falco, genus Falco | A genus of Falconidae |
Broader | falcon | diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight |
Spanish | esmerejón | |
Catalan | esmerla, esmirla, Falco columbarius |
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