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(mermaids) In fairy stories and legends, a mermaid is a woman with a fish’s tail instead of legs, who lives in the sea. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English mermayde, from mere sea (from Old English) + mayde maid — more at marine Date: 14th century a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. an imaginary half-human sea creature, with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish. Etymology: ME f. MERE(2) in obs. sense 'sea' + MAID ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- c.1350, from M.E. mere "sea, lake," + made "maid" (see maid). Tail-less in northern Europe; the fishy form is a medieval influence from classical sirens. Merman is a later formation (1601). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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