"mermaiden" meaning in English

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          "name": "Merpeople",
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          "ref": "1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 156:",
          "text": "The Neck here his harp in the glass-castle plays,\nAnd Mermaidens comb out their green hair always,\nAnd bleach here their shining white clothes.",
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        {
          "word": "mergirl"
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          "word": "merlady"
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        {
          "word": "mermaid"
        },
        {
          "word": "merwoman"
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      "word": "mergirl"
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    {
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