■ noun a mythical sea creature with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish.
Derivatives
merman noun ( plural mermen ).
Origin
ME: from mere 2 (in the obs. sense 'sea') + maid .
■ noun a mythical sea creature with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish.
Derivatives
merman noun ( plural mermen ).
Origin
ME: from mere 2 (in the obs. sense 'sea') + maid .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004