Mĕr'māid, n.
n. [Fr. mer, Lat. mare, the sea, and Eng. maid.] A fabled marine animal, having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph with a fish’s tail.
n. [Fr. mer, Lat. mare, the sea, and Eng. maid.] A fabled marine animal, having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph with a fish’s tail.