mermaid
(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
a highly skilled female swimmer.
Origin of mermaid
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How to use mermaid in a sentence
While Kingman and his crew did indeed survive this “grand conflagration,” tales of seas that glow have popped up alongside mermaids and dragons in nautical lore throughout the ages.
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I am starting to paint a mermaid canvas and it has so many details.
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Dora is seen getting dressed as a mermaid by a cursor being manned by some omniscient game player.
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When the Religious Right Attacked ‘The Little Mermaid’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Little mermaid was also a target of the Christian right in the 1990s.
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We already knew Florida was the capital of kitsch, but the Weeki Wachee mermaid Show just outside Tampa takes it to a new level.
The mermaid drove, but it was not considered to be caused by the nature of the bottom, which is of soft sand, and free from rocks.
The mermaid was nearly lost in attempting to cross the latter reef.
The entrance is defended by a bar, on which the mermaid was nearly lost.
I did not succeed in finding them, although the mermaid sailed close to their position.
The mermaid's track will direct the course to Cape Melville.
British Dictionary definitions for mermaid
/ (ˈmɜːˌmeɪd) /
an imaginary sea creature fabled to have a woman's head and upper body and a fish's tail
Origin of mermaid
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for mermaid
A legendary marine creature with the head and torso of a woman and the tail of a fish; the masculine, less well-known equivalent is a merman. Though linked to the classical Sirens, mermaids may be nothing more than sailors' fanciful reports of the playful antics of dugongs or manatees.
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