merperson

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounmerperson (plural merpersons or merpeople)

plural merpersons · plural merpeople

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

Origin

From mer- + person.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 人魚 /人鱼
  • 人魚 /人鱼 (jan⁴ jyu⁴)mythological creature
Chinese Mandarin 人魚 /人鱼
  • 人魚 /人鱼 (rényú)mythological creature
French ondin
  • ondinmythological creature
Japanese 人魚
  • 人魚 (ningyo)mythological creature
Korean 인어
  • 인어 (ineo)mythological creature
Latin triton, siren
  • tritonmythological creature
  • sirenmythological creature
Polish syrena
  • syrenamythological creature
Russian руса́лка
  • руса́лка (rusálka)mythological creature
Thai เงือก
  • เงือก (ngʉ̂ʉak)mythological creature
Vietnamese nhân ngư
  • nhân ngưmythological creature

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Cite this entry
APA

merperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merperson

MLA

“merperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merperson. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merperson,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merperson.

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