: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
Cenci owns a company that sells mermaid clip-on hair extensions and flew in from New Jersey.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Legend says mermaid sirens lured sailors here.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The Orlando Boat Show also features a trout pond for young visitors, performances from Twiggy the Waterskiing Squirrel, a pirate magician and mermaid stilt walkers.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 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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