English Explanatory Dictionary

mersnake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sea snake.
  2. A mermaid snake.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

mersnake mersnakes

Etymology

From mer- + snake. Compare Middle English mereneddre (“sea-snake, lamprey”), from Old English merenǣddra, merenǣddre, merenǣdre (“lamprey, sea snake”, literally “sea-adder”).

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