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merman
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmɜː.mæn/ us /ˈmɝː.mæn/pluralmermenuk /ˈmɜː.men/ us /ˈmɝː.men/
an imaginary creature described in stories, with the upper body of a man and the tail of a fish: 雄性人鱼
According to legend, giant squid were once thought to be mermen.根据传说，巨大的乌贼曾一度被认为是雄性人鱼。
She read the tale of a merman caught in a fisherman's net.她读过关于一条雄性人鱼被鱼网捕获的故事。
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mermaid
There was a girl wearing angel wings and a boy in a merman's costume.
The aquatic imagery includes flotsam and jetsam, fish, mermaids and mermen.
In the story, the young wizard has to battle dragons and mermen.
No one believed his outlandish claim that he had once caught a merman in the South China Seas.
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