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merguard

merguard noun: a merperson guard.

Noun

merguard (plural merguards)

  1. A merperson guard.
    • He and his merguard surrounded her before she could say a word. "What kind of Conch Queen of Doom are you?" he griped, angrily jabbing at Sabrina with his trident.1999, Bobbi J. G. Weiss, David Cody Weiss, Age of Aquariums, Archway Paperback, →ISBN, page 133
    • Two muscular merguards twisted my arms behind my back and tangled my legs in seaweed.2009, Delia Sherman, The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen, Viking, →ISBN

Forms of merguard

pluralmerguards

Origin of merguard

From mer- + guard.

Questions about merguard

What does merguard mean?
Merguard means a merperson guard.
What part of speech is merguard?
Merguard is a noun.
What is the plural of merguard?
The plural of merguard is merguards.

Words near merguard in the dictionary

  1. mergirl
  2. mergirls
  3. mergism
  4. mergist
  5. mergists
  6. merguard
  7. merguards
  8. merguez
  9. Mergui
  10. merguy
  11. merguys

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