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Female creature with a fish tail and human body (male counterpart: Merman). Varies in size from country to country. Features a.o. in H.C. Andersen's "Den lille havfrue".

Mermaid and Merman in Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster, 1578
English
Mermaid
Portuguese
Sereia; Serena; Nereida; Marinha
Norwegian
Havfrue
Dutch
Zeemeermin; Meermin
German
Meerjungfrau; Seejungfrau; Nixe; Fischweib
French
Sirène
Spanish
Sirena
Italian
Sirena
Greek


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