: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish
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Earlier this month, she and her 16 mermaids and mermen were fired.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2024
The tour guide regaled my group with colorful anecdotes, including a fable about a mute merman who was caught in a fishing net and imprisoned in the castle before escaping back to sea.
—Kate Maxwell, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
There were sea monks and mermaids and mermen, not to mention the many species of sea serpents.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
Realistic Dutch scenes as well as tall tales involving farms, flowers, ships at sea, mermen, and David and Goliath can be found on these tiles.
—Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2024
The tour guide regaled my group with colorful anecdotes, including a fable about a mute merman who was caught in a fishing net and imprisoned in the castle before escaping back to sea.
—Kate Maxwell, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
There were sea monks and mermaids and mermen, not to mention the many species of sea serpents.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
Realistic Dutch scenes as well as tall tales involving farms, flowers, ships at sea, mermen, and David and Goliath can be found on these tiles.
—Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Merman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merman. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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merman
noun
mer·man
ˈmər-ˌman 
-mən
plural mermen
-ˌmen,
-mən
: an imaginary sea creature usually represented with a man's body and a fish's tail
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