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Mermaid

Mermaid Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Mermaid?
[n] half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
Synonyms | Synonyms for Mermaid: Related Terms | Find terms related to Mermaid: bather | bathing beauty | bathing girl | Davy | Davy Jones | diver | Dylan | fresh-water nymph | frogman | kelpie | limniad | man fish | merman | naiad | natator | Neptune | Nereid | Nereus | nix | nixie | ocean nymph | Oceanid | Oceanus | Poseidon | sea devil | sea god | sea nymph | sea-maid | sea-maiden | seaman | siren | swimmer | Thetis | Triton | undine | Varuna | water god | water spirit | water sprite See Also | imaginary being | imaginary creature Mermaid In Webster's Dictionary \Mer"maid\, n. [AS. mere lake, sea. See {Mere} lake, and
{maid}.]
A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the
upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a
sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish.
Note: Chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the siren of
the ancients.
{Mermaid fish} (Zo["o]l.) the angel fish ({Squatina}).
{Mermaid's glove} (Zo["o]l.), a British branched sponge
somewhat resembling a glove.
{Mermaid's head} (Zo["o]l.), a European spatangoid sea urchin
({Echinocardium cordatum}) having some resemblance to a
skull.
{Mermaid weed} (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dentate or
pectinate leaves ({Proserpinaca palustris} and {P.
pectinacea}).
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