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noun
Mythical creatures that are human from the waist up and fish from the waist down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: merfolks
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English mer- Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old English folc Middle English folk English folk English merfolk From mer- + folk.
