"mersister" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mersisters [plural]
Etymology: mer- + sister Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mer|sister}} mer- + sister Head templates: {{en-noun}} mersister (plural mersisters)
  1. (fantasy) The female sibling of a merperson. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Merpeople

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mersister meaning in English (2.4kB)

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