merman
noun
(in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
mermen
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pluralof merman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ariel, played by Halle Bailey, is Black and hails from a mixed-race family of mermaids and mermen.
From Washington Times ● May 25, 2023
I take a lot of joy from my mermen, octopuses, flamingos, etc.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2019
Dive Bar’s 40-foot-long aquarium, located above the main bar, holds 7,500 gallons of saltwater, 60-some tropical fish and, on occasion, mermaids and mermen.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2018
Photograph: Robert Azmitia/Demotix for the Guardian “I don’t think the merman market has been huge because people are people have been uncomfortable with it,” Candy Ducharme said, attributing the lack of mermen to “fear”.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2015
I looked down at the courtyards below and saw hundreds of wounded mermen lying on makeshift cots.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
