Noun merlin has 2 senses
  1. Merlin - (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
    --1 is a kind of
    fictional character, fictitious character, character
  2. pigeon hawk, merlin, Falco columbarius - small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
    --2 is a kind of falcon
    --2 is a member of Falco, genus Falco
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