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mermaidish en · ADJ

Etymology

From mermaid + -ish.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a mermaid.
   • Then something snagged her gaze and she turned her eyes to the far side of the pool. A mermaidish tail submerged as soon as she had seen it. 2014, Lael Silver, Foolish Kings:
   • She was dressed in something slippery looking, mermaidish. 2006, Tim Rundquist, Otter Tail Review, page 74:

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