mermaid

as in siren
an imaginary sea creature that has a woman's head and upper body and a fish's tail instead of legs

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Recent Examples on the Web That said, don’t expect to see Lively rocking anything other than her long, wavy mermaid hair anytime soon. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2024 Piquet shared photos on Instagram in July 2022 of Penelope dressed as a mermaid and having glitter applied to her face. Jordana Comiter, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024 Ahead of the Europe and UK legs of her tour in later this month, Roan even posted a series of themes and corresponding moodboards instructing fans on how to dress for her shows: From mermaids at the Manchester show to camo for Glasgow and London. Leah Dolan, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024 The first is the mythology of pirates and things like mermaids, sea monsters and treasure maps. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mermaid 

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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mermaid. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.

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