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Mer vs Mermaid - What's the difference?

mer | mermaid |

As an initialism mer

is (space|us|nasa).

As a noun mermaid is

a mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

mer

English

Initialism

(Initialism) (en-initialism)
  • (space, US, NASA)

    • mermaid

    English

    (wikipedia mermaid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

    • Synonyms

    * mergirl, merlady, mermaiden, merwoman

    Hyponyms

    * mermother * merqueen

    Hypernyms

    * merperson

    Holonyms

    * merfolk

    Related terms

    * merman * merewif * merwolf * mereswine

    Coordinate terms

    * melusine * nixie * siren

    Derived terms

    * mermaid's purse * mermaid skirt