MERLUCE
Mer"luce, n. Etym: [F. merluche, merlus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European hake; — called also herring hake and sea pike.
MERMAID
Mer"maid, n. Etym: [AS. mere lake, sea. See Mere lake, and maid.]
Defn: A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish.
Note: Chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the siren of the
ancients. Mermaid fish (Zoöl.) the angel fish (Squatina).
— Mermaid's glove (Zoöl.), a British branched sponge somewhat
resembling a glove.
— Mermaid's head (Zoöl.), a European spatangoid sea urchin
(Echinocardium cordatum) having some resemblance to a skull.
— Mermaid weed (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate
leaves (Proserpinaca palustris and P. pectinacea).
MERMAN
Mer"man, n.; pl. Mermen (.
Defn: The male corresponding to mermaid; a sea man, or man fish.
MERO; MERO DE LOALTO; MERO CABROLLA
Me"ro, n. [Sp.; cf. Pg. mero.]
Defn: Any of several large groupers of warm seas, esp. the guasa
(Epinephelus guaza), the red grouper (E. morio), the black grouper
(E. nigritas), distinguished as Me"ro de lo al"to, and a species
called also rock hind, distinguished as Me"ro ca*brol"la.
MEROBLAST
Mer"o*blast, n. Etym: [Gr. -blast.] (Biol.)