Meanings
nounmermouse (plural mermice)
plural mermice · alternative mer-mouse
- fantasyA mermaid mouse; a sea mouse.
Tom and Jerry in: The Cat and the Mermouse.
1949, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, animated cartoon "The Cat and the Mermouse"1 more example
[A smirking Officer Pupp to a swimming Ignatz Mouse:] Well, well. A little "mermouse", how cute.
1934 May 12, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, Saturday, comic strip, →ISBN, page 134
Origin
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