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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mermaid \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.
1913 webster
note: chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the siren of
the ancients.
1913 webster
mermaid fish zool. the angel fish squatina.
mermaid's glove zool., a british branched sponge somewhat
resembling a glove.
mermaid's head zool., 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
proserpinaca pectinacea.
1913 webster
see also:
mere maid mermaid fish squatina mermaid's glove mermaid's head
echinocardium cordatum mermaid weed proserpinaca palustris proserpinaca pectinacea
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mermaid
n : half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
39 moby thesaurus words for "mermaid":
davy, davy jones, dylan, neptune, nereid, nereus, oceanid, oceanus,
poseidon, thetis, triton, varuna, bather, bathing beauty,
bathing girl, diver, fresh-water nymph, frogman, kelpie, limniad,
man fish, merman, naiad, natator, nix, nixie, ocean nymph,
sea devil, sea god, sea nymph, sea-maid, sea-maiden, seaman, siren,
swimmer, undine, water god, water spirit, water sprite
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