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mermaid
[ mur-meyd ]
noun
- (in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- a highly skilled female swimmer.
mermaid
/ ˈɜːˌɪ /
noun
- an imaginary sea creature fabled to have a woman's head and upper body and a fish's tail
mermaid
- A legendary marine creature with the head and torso of a woman and the tail of a fish; the masculine, less well-known equivalent is a merman. Though linked to the classical Sirens , mermaids may be nothing more than sailors' fanciful reports of the playful antics of dugongs or manatees.
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mermaid1
C14: from mere lake, inlet + maid
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“Swim free, my beautiful mermaid. Until we meet again,” she added.
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Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?
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It is amusing to see young Reubens in drag as a kid at Halloween, or playing a Cher-inspired mermaid in a video he made while at college.
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A graceful mermaid swimming around in an industrial-strength water treatment plant in Lithuanian artist Emilija Škarnulytė’s film “Riparia” becomes a perilous siren, luring the unsuspecting to the rocks.
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What if someone told you mermaids were real?
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