merlin

English Thesaurus

1. small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	falcon,
definition	:	diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	falco, genus falco,
definition	:	a genus of Falconidae (noun.animal)

2. (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	character, fictional character, fictitious character,
definition	:	an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) (noun.person)

domain category	:	arthurian legend,
definition	:	the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot (noun.communication)