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| mer·lin [ múrlin ] (plural mer·lins) |
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small falcon: a small dark falcon with a broad black band on the end of its tail. Native to: northern hemisphere. Latin name Falco columbarius.
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman merilun, alteration of Old French esmirillon "large merlin" < esmiril "merlin"] |
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