as in sirens
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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Wind and sirens intrude, followed by helicopter blades.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024 -
That has led to more sirens, signage and evacuation routes being set up along coastal communities in the United States, including parts of Northern California, which experienced a tsunami scare this month.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Mermaids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mermaids. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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