Mermaid is a coordinate term of siren.
As nouns the difference between siren and mermaid
is that siren is (original sense) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks while mermaid is a mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
As a verb siren
is to make a noise with, or as if with, a siren.
As an adjective siren
is relating to or like a siren.
siren
Alternative forms
* sirene (dated or archaic)
Noun
(en-noun)
(original sense ) (Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.
A musical instrument, one of the few aerophones in the percussion section of the symphony orchestra.
A dangerously seductive woman.
A common name for salamanders of Siren and Sirenidae.
A common name for mammals of Sirenia .
Derived terms
* siren song
* sirenian
* sirenic
Verb
(
en verb)
To make a noise with, or as if with, a siren.
Adjective
Relating to or like a siren.
Synonyms
* bewitching
* enchanting
* enticing
* sirenic
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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
