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merperson

merperson noun: a mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

Noun

merperson (plural merpersons or merpeople)

  1. A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

merperson meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

merperson in Thai

mythological creature
เงือก ngʉ̂ʉak

merperson in Vietnamese

mythological creature
nhân ngư

Forms of merperson

pluralmerpersons
pluralmerpeople

Origin of merperson

From mer- + person.

Questions about merperson

What does merperson mean?
Merperson means a mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.
What is merperson in Thai?
Merperson in Thai is เงือก (ngʉ̂ʉak). See Merperson meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is merperson?
Merperson is a noun.
What is the plural of merperson?
The plural of merperson is merpersons.

Words near merperson in the dictionary

  1. Meroë
  2. merparent
  3. merparents
  4. merpentan
  5. merpeople
  6. merperson
  7. merpersons
  8. merprince
  9. merprinces
  10. merprincess
  11. merprincesses

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