merlin
/ˈmɜːlɪn/noun
1- a small dark falcon that hunts small birds, found throughout most of Eurasia and North America灰背隼。
1.1
- Falco columbarius, family Falconidae.拉丁名Falco columbarius,隼科。
词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French merilun, from Old French esmerillon, augmentative of esmeril, of Germanic origin; related to German Schmerl.