Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fabulous man of the sea, with the lower part of the body that of a fish.
- noun In heraldry, same as
triton .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The male corresponding to
mermaid ; a sea man, or man fish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
legendary creature ,human male from the waist up,fishlike from the waist down.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)
- noun half man and half fish; lives in the sea
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We are told in one place a few lines further on that the merman is of humankind; and in another that he is a kind of fish (Night dccccxlv).
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I'm from Earth but I'm what your people would call a merman.
A Fish Story Harris Tobias 2011
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The merman was the first to see the importance of uniting the continent of
Odyssey Moore, Vance 2001
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The merman was the first to see the importance of uniting the continent of Otaria, saving its fragmented history.
Odyssey Moore, Vance 2001
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I do not believe that there is such a being as a "merman" C'mon, face it!
How Bizarre Jen 2009
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In the watery foreground a buxom nude with an elaborate headdress is carried away on frilly waves by an aged, bearded merman with a tortoise-shell shield.
Masterful Engravers Judy Fayard 2011
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On stage, Mr. Martinez, the Frenchman, appeared as a merman, his legs hidden by a sparkling fish tail that he ripped off to reveal a pair of shorts with sequins as scales while the 1990s pop song "This Must be Underwater Love" kicked in.
Despite Its Bad Reputation, Pole Dancing Appeals to Men in a New Way Alistair MacDonald 2011
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In Harryhausen's Clash, recently released in a Blu-ray special edition, the Kraken was controlled by sea god Poseidon and took the form of a gigantic merman.
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The invitation featured a school of fish trailing a merman with hair made of coral riding a sea horse.
Plenty of Fish at the Pisces Party Marshall Heyman 2011
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Ford 50th Anniversary TV show 1953 Decca EP merman/mart
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