Wilkins n 1: United States civil rights leader (1901-1981) [syn: {Wilkins}, {Roy Wilkins}] 2: Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958) [syn: {Wilkins}, {George Hubert Wilkins}] 3: English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (1916-2004) [syn: {Wilkins}, {Maurice Wilkins}, {Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins}]