merman

Noun

A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

Japanese Meaning

伝説上の生物。上半身は人間の男性で、下半身は魚の形状をしている。

At dawn the merman surfaced near the rocky shore to trade glowing pearls for stories from the fishermen.

夜明けに、男性の人魚が岩だらけの岸の近くに現れ、漁師の話と引き換えに光る真珠を渡した。

Sense（1）

A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

The meer man hath no feet but fins / And this hath legs you see and shins.

mermen

（ plural ）