mermouse en · NOUN
Etymology
From mer- + mouse.
Meanings
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A mermaid mouse; a sea mouse.
[A smirking Officer Pupp to a swimming Ignatz Mouse:] Well, well. A little "mermouse", how cute.
1934 May 12, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, Saturday, comic strip, →ISBN, page 134:Tom and Jerry in: The Cat and the Mermouse.
1949, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, animated cartoon "The Cat and the Mermouse"
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mermice | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mer-mouse | alternative | lexicographic |