MERMAN


Meaning of MERMAN in English

/merr"man'/ , n. , pl. mermen .

1. (in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.

2. a highly skilled male swimmer.

[ 1595-1605; earlier mere-man; see MERE 2 , MAN 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .