mercreature

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Etymology

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From mer- +‎ creature.

Noun

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mercreature (plural mercreatures)

  1. A creature of the sea, especially one which is mythical.
    • 2007, Amanda Hemingway, The Poisoned Crown:
      But there was one among them who looked different, a mercreature with arms that glowed like pearl and a purple tail, flying higher than the others, almost as if she would lake wing.