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mermaids

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mer⋅maid

[mur-meyd]
–noun
1. (in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
2. a highly skilled female swimmer.

Origin:
1300–50; ME mermayde. See mere 2 , maid
mer·maid   (mûr'mād')   
n.  A legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish.

[Middle English : mere, sea, lake; see mere2 + maid, maid; see maid.]
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