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Merboy vs Merperson - What's the difference?

merboy | merperson | Hyponyms |

Merboy is a hyponym of merperson.


As nouns the difference between merboy and merperson

is that merboy is a young merman while merperson is a mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

merboy

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A young merman.
  • * 1993 , Jan Carr, Arista's New Boyfriend , Disney Press (1993), ISBN 9781562823719, page 19:
    • When the music stopped, Arista was finally able to excuse herself, but seconds later she was caught up by yet another eager merboy'. Over the course of the night, Arista danced with many ' merboys ,
  • * 1997 , Dick King-Smith, The Merman , Dell Yearling (2001), ISBN 044041718X, page 69:
    • "Tell me what was happening in the world when you were a little merboy . Was there television?"
  • * 2011 , Tera Lynn Childs, Fins Are Forever , Katherine Tegen Books (2011), ISBN 9780062084484, page 257:
    • He grins like the little merboy who used to dare me to eat sea slugs.

    Synonyms

    * merlad

    Anagrams

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    merperson

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

    • Hyponyms

    * (female) mergirl, merlady, mermaid, mermaiden, merwoman * (male) merboy, merguy, merlad, merman * (parent) merfather, mermother * (young) merbaby, merchild, merteen