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mermen

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mer⋅man

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

Origin:
1595–1605; earlier mere-man; see mere 2 , man 1
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mer·man   (mûr'mān', -mən)   
n.  A legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish.

[mer(maid) + man.]
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