Definition of "mer-" in English

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1. sea; marine; applied to beings that are fully or partly sea-creatures.

   • mercow, mermaid, merman, merswine, mersnake

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1. (fantasy) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen.

   • merlady, merfolk, merwife, mermonster

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1. Alternative form of mero- (“part, partial”) used before a vowel