"merhorse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: merhorses [plural]
Etymology: From mer- + horse. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mer|horse}} mer- + horse Head templates: {{en-noun}} merhorse (plural merhorses)
  1. (rare) A seahorse. Tags: rare Categories (lifeform): Syngnathiform fish
    Sense id: en-merhorse-en-noun-phvqi-0S Disambiguation of Syngnathiform fish: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29
  2. A mythical sea monster with a horse-like head, mane, and large eyes.
    Sense id: en-merhorse-en-noun-bq6R~rKz Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mer- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mer-: 29 71

Inflected forms

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