merman

• Männliches mythisches Wesen, das halb Mensch und halb Fisch ist und im Meer lebt.

A mythical creature that is half man and half fish, believed to live in the sea.

1. Mythological sea creatureB1formal

   A legendary male creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish, believed to inhabit the sea.

   Mythologisches Meereswesen

   • The old sailor told tales of a merman who guarded the sunken treasure.
   • In the story, the merman rescued the princess from drowning.
   • Children's books often depict a merman with a trident and a fish tail.

   Synonymetriton