Mermaid

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  • noun. A legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A fabled marine or amphibian creature having the form of a woman above the waist and that of a fish below, endowed with human attributes, and usually working harm, with or without malignant intent, to mortals with whom she might be thrown into relation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. the angel fish (Squatina).
  • noun. a British branched sponge somewhat resembling a glove.
  • noun. a European spatangoid sea urchin (Echinocardium cordatum) having some resemblance to a skull.
  • noun. an aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate leaves (Proserpinaca palustris and Proserpinaca pectinacea).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
  • Word Usage
    "Sarah, who goes by the name mermaid lady on BodySpace, took a gradual approach by first researching nutrition and exercise and talking to others about weight loss and training, then incorporating strategies for creating change."
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