merhorse

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English

Etymology

From mer- +‎ horse.

Noun

merhorse (plural merhorses)

  1. (rare) A seahorse.
    • 1988, DeWitt Wallace, Lila Bell Acheson Wallace, The Reader's digest:
      [] super-otter, merhorse (a kind of sea horse), marine saurian and father-of-all-the-turtles.
    • 1998, Nigel Suckling, Bob Eggleton, The book of sea monsters:
      But there seems enough evidence to suggest that the merhorse may possibly be a distinct and genuine species. The creature is described as [] but there was no reappearance. A local expert was of the opinion that it was a 'real sea-horse'.
  2. A mythical sea monster with a horse-like head, mane, and large eyes.

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