merperson

English

Etymology

From mer- +‎ person.

Noun

merperson (plural merpersons or merpeople)

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

Hyponyms

• (female): mergirl, merlady, mermaid, mermaiden, merwoman
• (male): merboy, merguy, merlad, merman
• (parent): merfather, mermother
• (young): merbaby, merchild, merkid, merteen
• (spouse): merhusband, merwife

Translations

mythological creature

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 人魚／人鱼 (zh) (rényú)

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• French: ondin (fr) m
• Japanese: 人魚 (ja) (にんぎょ, ningyo)
• Korean: 인어 (ko) (ineo)
• Lao: ເງືອກ (ngư̄ak)
• Latin: triton, siren
• Polish: syrena (pl) f
• Russian: русалка (ru) f (rusalka)
• Thai: เงือก (th) (ngʉ̂ʉak)

Anagrams

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