merman

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Ariel from The Little Mermaid and Michael Phelps as a merman was released.

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  1. noun A legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish.

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  • It seemed to Smash that she should have no trouble attracting a merman, at such time as she found one. —  Ogre Ogre
  • The merman was the first to see the importance of uniting the continent of Otaria, saving its fragmented history The mer agreed it was long past time to impose order on the land. —  VANCE MOORE
  • The merman was as likely to lie to the powerful as mislead the masses. —  VANCE MOORE
  • She liked the merman, but this was getting ridiculous. —  Demons Don't Dream
  • If she made an awkward mess, she might become unattractive to the merman, and he would not ask her to many him. —  Demons Don't Dream
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  1. mer(maid) + man.

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  1. Early modern English also *mereman, meareman; from Middle English mereman (= Dutch meerman = G. meermann); from mere + man. Cf. mermin and mermaid.
 

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/ˈmərmən/
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