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Triton vs Mermaid - What's the difference?

triton | mermaid |

As a proper noun triton

is triton (moon of neptune).

As a noun mermaid is

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

triton

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
  • any of several marine gastropods of the family having a pointed spiral shell

    • Synonyms

    * (l) (l) * (tritium ion)

    Hypernyms

    * (hydrogen ion)

    Coordinate terms

    * (bare nuclei of hydrogen) proton, deuteron, triton * , p (protium ion) * (deuterium ion)

    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