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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Merlin

/mẽrl'-ĭn/ · Mer·lin · IPA /ˈmɝlɪn/
01 n. A small European falcon (Falco columbarius, syn. Falco lithofalco, or Falco aesalon). In North America called also pigeon hawk.
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    A small European falcon (Falco columbarius, syn. Falco lithofalco, or Falco aesalon). In North America called also pigeon hawk.(Zool.) Also: pigeon hawk