merlin.
A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
Meaning & usage
A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English merlioun, 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”).
A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors.
Where this word comes from
Acronym of moesin-ezrin-radixin-like protein + -in (“protein”)
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