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mermaid

[mur-meyd] / ˈmɜrˌmeɪd /






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While looking over the proofs for her latest cookbook, she picked up a marker and drew a mermaid.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Of course, some of what he exhibited for his patrons had nothing to do with the real world—like his infamous Fiji mermaid, purportedly half monkey, half fish.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 25, 2026

And if you’re really lucky, maybe you’ll find a mermaid.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2025

It is amusing to see young Reubens in drag as a kid at Halloween, or playing a Cher-inspired mermaid in a video he made while at college.

From Salon Jan. 30, 2025

The ladies of the Animal Fanciers’ Society scrambled into the dry fountain, and all of them tried to climb the mermaid at once.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

My boy is such a traditional boy, and then the girls want to dress up like mermaids and princesses.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

What if someone told you mermaids were real?

From BBC Oct. 10, 2024

In my forthcoming book, I consider the relationship between mermaids and Barbie dolls.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2023

Mythical hybrid beasts such as mermaids, centaurs and chimeras testify to our enduring fascination with the plasticity of biological form: the idea that natural organisms can mutate or be reconfigured.

From Scientific American May 31, 2023

Then he saw she was completely at ease, grinning and talking with her escorts, and Leo realized that the mermaids were laughing.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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