Merlucius (merl us i us)

[NL., the form of a woman above the waist and that of a fish below, endowed with human attributes, and usually working harm, with or with out malignant intent, to mortals with whom she might be thrown into relation. IMG:content-0503.png:[blocks in formation] Mermen and mermaidens . The Century , XXXV. 537. mermaid-fish (mėr'mād-fish), n . An angel-fish, Squat in a angelus , unnaturally set up for a mermaid by a taxidermist.