: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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Here mermaids swim underwater, joined by manatees, turtles, and fish—and visitors can have a front-row seat to it all.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Mel is unsettled when Hazel opens a birthday card that came in the mail, accompanied by a slightly lascivious drawing of a mermaid.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
Her makeup had a sultry rocker edge to it with the black eyeliner and pink-toned nude lip, while her hair served beachy glam courtesy of her effortless mermaid waves.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The mermaid is meant to disrupt that ecosystem and destabilize its inhabitants, but there comes a point when Cornack’s film suffers from organizing a climax around its ornamental creature.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Mel is unsettled when Hazel opens a birthday card that came in the mail, accompanied by a slightly lascivious drawing of a mermaid.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
Her makeup had a sultry rocker edge to it with the black eyeliner and pink-toned nude lip, while her hair served beachy glam courtesy of her effortless mermaid waves.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The mermaid is meant to disrupt that ecosystem and destabilize its inhabitants, but there comes a point when Cornack’s film suffers from organizing a climax around its ornamental creature.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mermaid. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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mermaid
noun
mer·maid
ˈmər-ˌmād 
: an imaginary sea creature usually represented with a woman's body and a fish's tail
Etymology
Middle English mermayde "mermaid," from mere "lake, pool, sea" and mayde "maid"
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