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mermaid definition

mer·maid (mʉr′mād′)

noun

  1. an imaginary sea creature with the head and upper body of a beautiful woman and the tail of a fish
  2. a girl or woman who swims well

Etymology: ME mermayde: see mere & maid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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