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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The young of either sex of a legendary creature, human from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

   "The fish-tailed merchild carved in crumbling stone Wreathed with loose straggling roses, reigns alone..."

Synonyms

All synonyms

merkidmerkid

Example

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"The fish-tailed merchild carved in crumbling stone Wreathed with loose straggling roses, reigns alone..."

Etymology

From mer- + child.

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