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

In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa.

A legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish.

A mythological Category:en:Mythological_creatures creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

Coloured a brilliant turquoise.

(obsolete) A prostitute.

A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish.

Half woman and half fish; lives in the sea