0 an imaginary creature described in stories, with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
1 an imaginary creature with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
Bigfoot, yetis, mermaids, krakens, the Loch Ness Monster, dragons. . . . Do you believe they lived – or live – in our world?
Sailors told stories about mermaids and people believed them.
The sailors saw sea animals called manatees and thought they were mermaids.
There are stories about mermaids in many different countries.
They went home and told stories of an animal that was half-woman and half-fish – a mermaid.
The heroes include warriors and minstrels, merchants and vagabonds, but also such fantastic symbols of nature as dragons and mermaids.