Mermaid
121mermaid — noun (C) a woman in stories who has a fish s tail instead of legs …
122mermaid — n 1. sea maid, sea nymph, nymph, Class. Myth. siren; water spirit, undine. 2. swimmer, natator, naiad, Sl. fish …
123mermaid — mer·maid …
124mermaid — [ˈmɜːˌmeɪd] noun [C] an imaginary sea creature that has the body of a woman and the tail of a fish …
125mermaid — mer•maid [[t]ˈmɜrˌmeɪd[/t]] n. myt (in folklore) a female marine creature, having the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish • Etymology: 1300–50 …
126MERMAID — 1) Metrication and Resource Modelling Aid, an ESPRIT project. 2) Marine Environment Remote Controlled Measuring and Integrated Detection, an EUREKA project …
127mermaid — /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… …
128Mermaid — 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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