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Merman vs Mergirl - What's the difference?

merman | mergirl | coordinate terms |

Mergirl is a coordinate term of merman.



As nouns the difference between merman and mergirl

is that merman is a legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down while mergirl is a mermaid.

merman

English

(wikipedia merman)

Noun

(mermen)
  • A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

    • Synonyms

    * merguy

    Hyponyms

    * merboy * merfather

    Hypernyms

    * merperson

    See also

    * mermaid * merfolk ----

    mergirl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mermaid.

    • Synonyms

    * mermaid, merlady, mermaiden, merwoman

    Holonyms

    * merfolk

    Coordinate terms

    * merman