Mermaid

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A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish. Mermaid fish (Zool.) the angel fish (Squatina). Mermaid's glove (Zool.) a British branched sponge somewhat resembling a glove. Mermaid's head (Zool.) a European spatangoid sea urchin (Echinocardium cordatum) having some resemblance to a skull. Mermaid weed (Bot.) an aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate leaves (Proserpinaca palustris and Proserpinaca pectinacea).

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mermaid - half woman and half fish; lives in the sea

To see a mermaid in your dream, signifies the female aspect of yourself that is mysterious and secretive. It may also show a fear of sex. In particular, for a man to dream of a mermaid, it indicates that he is having fears of being drowned by the feminine aspect of his psyche. For a woman, it suggests doubts over her femininity.Davy, Davy Jones, Dylan, Neptune, Nereid, Nereus, Oceanid, Oceanus, Poseidon, Thetis, Triton, Varuna, bather, bathing beauty, bathing girl, diver, fresh-water nymph, frogman, kelpie, limniad, man fish, merman, naiad, natator, nix, nixie, ocean nymph, sea devil, sea god, sea nymph, sea-maid, sea-maiden, seaman, siren, swimmer, undine, water god, water spirit, water sprite