merman
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmɜː.mæn/ us/ˈmɝː.mæn/ mermen /ˈmɜː.men/ /ˈmɝː.men/
雄性人鱼
an imaginary creature described in stories, with the upper body of a man and the tail of a fish
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。
Compare: mermaid
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- 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.