MERLIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Merlin mean? 

• MERLIN (noun)
  The noun MERLIN has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: MERLIN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MERLIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

Domain category:

Arthurian legend (the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Falco columbarius; merlin; pigeon hawk

Hypernyms ("merlin" is a kind of...):

falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

Holonyms ("merlin" is a member of...):

Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)

 Context examples 

Alleyne had ceased painting his pied merlin, and sat, brush in hand, staring with open eyes at a type of man so strange and so unlike any whom he had met.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Merlin binds to the ERM-interacting phosphoprotein EBP-50.

(Merlin, NCI Thesaurus)

Merlin Burrows says it was then that the company found what it believes is remains of temples and towers.

(Researchers Claim to Have Found Mythical City of Atlantis in Spain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This allele, which encodes merlin protein, plays a role in the mediation of protein localization, cytoskeletal conformation and ion transport.

(NF2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

“'Tis the law of the 'Pied Merlin,'” shouted another.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Merlin protein (schwannomin, NF2 gene product) exhibits similarity to erythrocyte protein 4.1 and members of the ERM family (moesin, ezrin, and radixin), proteins thought to link cytoskeletal components with cell membrane proteins.

(Merlin, NCI Thesaurus)

A high-tech company called Merlin Burrows believes it might have finally pinpointed the remains of the mythical city of Atlantis where it once stood.

(Researchers Claim to Have Found Mythical City of Atlantis in Spain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

“No longer ago than last night at the 'Pied Merlin,'” the clerk answered, recognizing the escaped serf who had been so outspoken as to his wrongs.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Merlin may maintain normal cytoskeletal organization.

(Merlin, NCI Thesaurus)

Merlin Burrows CEO Bruce Blackburn says his company used satellite data to comb an area that the group believed may have been the location of the thriving city.

(Researchers Claim to Have Found Mythical City of Atlantis in Spain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)