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mermen

mermen is the plural of merman.

Meaning of merman

Noun

merman (plural mermen)

  1. A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
    • The meer man hath no feet but fins
      And this hath legs you see and shins.1653, The Loves of Hero and Leander: A Mock Poem, London, page 19
    Synonyms:
    merguy

Questions about mermen

What is mermen the plural of?
Mermen is the plural of merman.

Words near mermen in the dictionary

  1. Mermanesque
  2. mermayde
  3. mermaydes
  4. Mermelstein
  5. Mermelsteins
  6. mermen
  7. mermin
  8. mermite
  9. mermites
  10. mermithergate
  11. mermithergates

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