: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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Her bodycon mermaid skirt was covered in diagonal rows of slits, exposing glimpses of her legs, hips, and butt.
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1 July 2026
Fallon held up a 25-year-old photo of the actress and producer — who originally portrayed Elle Woods — rocking a spaghetti-strap pink fishnet mermaid dress.
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Disney is diving into a series adaptation of the 2006 mermaid movie Aquamarine.
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In it, teenage best friends, Claire and Hailey (Levesque), discover a sassy mermaid named Aquamarine washed ashore after a storm.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
Fallon held up a 25-year-old photo of the actress and producer — who originally portrayed Elle Woods — rocking a spaghetti-strap pink fishnet mermaid dress.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Disney is diving into a series adaptation of the 2006 mermaid movie Aquamarine.
—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
In it, teenage best friends, Claire and Hailey (Levesque), discover a sassy mermaid named Aquamarine washed ashore after a storm.
—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mermaid. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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mermaid
noun
mer·maid
ˈmər-ˌmād 
: an imaginary sea creature usually represented with a woman's body and a fish's tail
Etymology
Middle English mermayde "mermaid," from mere "lake, pool, sea" and mayde "maid"
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