Mermaid /(?)/
Mer·maid
Mermaid
n.
- 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.
Phrases & Compounds
- Mermaid fish
- the angel fish (Squatina).
- Mermaid's glove
- a British branched sponge somewhat resembling a glove.
- Mermaid's head
- a European spatangoid sea urchin (Echinocardium cordatum) having some resemblance to a skull.
- Mermaid weed
- an aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate leaves (Proserpinaca palustris and Proserpinaca pectinacea).