merlin

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
    — The gentle falcon, that with its feet distraineth / The kingës hand; the hardy sperhawke eke, / The quailës foe; the merlion that paineth / Himself full oft the larkë for to seek; [...]
  2. A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors. uncountable

词形变化

merlins plural marlin alternative marlion alternative marlyon alternative merline alternative merlion alternative merlon alternative

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
Acronym of moesin-Ezrin-Radixin-like protein + -in (“protein”)
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