merman
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɜː.mæn/us/ˈmɝː.mæn/pluralmermenuk/ˈmɜː.men/us/ˈmɝː.men/animaginarycreaturedescribedinstories, with theupperbodyof a man and thetailof afish:
According tolegend,giantsquidwereoncethoughtto be mermen.
Shereadthetaleof a mermancaughtin a fisherman'snet.
Compare
mermaid
- There was agirlwearingangelwingsand aboyin a merman'scostume.
- Theaquaticimageryincludesflotsamandjetsam,fish,mermaidsand mermen.
- In thestory, theyoungwizardhas tobattledragonsand mermen.
- No onebelievedhisoutlandishclaimthat he hadoncecaughta merman in theSouthChinaSeas.
Mythological & legendary characters
- Abominable Snowman
- Anancy
- Andromeda
- Ares
- basilisk
- changeling
- Cinderella
- faun
- giantess
- gremlin
- hobbit
- imp
- makara
- mermaid
- Minerva
- Neptune
- Nessie
- Nike
- sphinx
- the Loch Ness Monster