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Merman

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Mer·man  (mûrmn), Ethel 1909-1984.
American musical comedy actress noted for her powerful voice. She appeared in Annie Get Your Gun (1946) and many other productions.
mer·man  (mûrmn, -mn)
n.
A legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish.
[mer(maid) + man.]
merman [ˈmɜːˌmæn]
n pl -men
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a male counterpart of the mermaid
[see mermaid]
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Noun1.Merman - United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)
Ethel Merman
2.merman - half man and half fish; lives in the sea
imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
Translations
merman [ˈmɜːmæn] N (mermen (pl)) → tritón m
merman
n pl <-men> → Nix m, → Wassergeist m


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While I was battering away at the pyramid, a sort of badger-haired old merman, with a hump on his back, takes me by the shoulders, and slews me round.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
The Merman with his light was ready at the box-door, and other Mermen with other lights were ready at many of the doors.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
{112} Now there is in Ithaca a haven of the old merman Phorcys, which lies between two points that break the line of the sea and shut the harbour in.
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