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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mermaid with a split or double tail.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A figure of European folklore and mythology (mostly Celtic), a female spirit of fresh water in a sacred spring or river, usually depicted as a serpent or fish from the waist down, and sometimes with wings.

Etymology

From Melusine.