Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Fabled inhabitants of the sea with a human body and a fish-like tail: a collective name for mermaids and mermen.
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- noun Plural form of
merperson .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There are magical creatures in the form of the merpeople.
Archive 2010-03-01 Jeff 2010
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There are also merpeople, who live below the muck and pick off the weak and injured, including Raj when he is shot by one of the caravan drivers.
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There are magical creatures in the form of the merpeople.
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There are also merpeople, who live below the muck and pick off the weak and injured, including Raj when he is shot by one of the caravan drivers.
Archive 2010-03-01 Jeff 2010
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The characters fight with blades and crossbows, and caravans of behemoths stride through an enormous swamp filled with barbarian raiders, as well as muddy merpeople who dwell below the muck.
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The characters fight with blades and crossbows, and caravans of behemoths stride through an enormous swamp filled with barbarian raiders, as well as muddy merpeople who dwell below the muck.
Archive 2010-03-01 Jeff 2010
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But in spite of the hoax, as well as the scientific expeditions which claimed that mermaids were none other than manatees, merpeople have never quite gone away.
Archive 2009-08-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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That's disappointing to me because it has all the makings to be my favorite Narnia film: sea monster, merpeople, pirates, island monsters, and a heavy focus on Reepicheep the swashbuckling mouse.
Sous les Mers Michael May 2009
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Treasures that would have otherwise vanished from the sight of all, ancient statues, magnificent coral displays, even tapestries of such superb quality that the lionbird almost had the feeling the merpeople depicted were about to leap out at him.
LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009
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In Greek mythology, the merpeople existed in the form of Triton and his offspring....
Archive 2009-08-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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