Mermaid
131mermaid — /ˈmɜmeɪd / (say mermayd) noun 1. an imaginary female marine creature typically having the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish. 2. Colloquial an inspector at a weighbridge who is in charge of the scales. {Middle English mermayde. See… …
132Mermaid — These Nereids and Oceanids live in the sea. They have a human body down to the waist, and a fish body from the waist down. The males are called Mermen …
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