Merlin

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)lɪn

From Middle English merlone, merlion, marlyon, merlyon, merlinge, from Old French emerillon, esmerillon, from Old Frankish *smiril ("falcon, hawk"), from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz ("falcon, merlin"). Cognate with Old High German smirl ("falcon"), Old Norse smyrill ("falcon").

Alternative forms

• merline, marlin, merlion, marlion, marlyon

Noun

1. A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe and Asia.

Synonyms

• pigeon hawk

From "Moesin-Ezrin-Radixin-Like Protein"

Noun

1. (protein) A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors.

Synonyms

• schwannomin

Anagrams

• limner