mercreature

See also: mer-creature

English

Alternative forms

• mer-creature

Etymology

From mer- +‎ creature.

Noun

mercreature (plural mercreatures)

1. A creature of the sea, especially one which is mythical.
   • 2007, Amanda Hemingway, The Poisoned Crown:

     But there was one among them who looked different, a mercreature with arms that glowed like pearl and a purple tail, flying higher than the others, almost as if she would lake wing.