ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Merhorse

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Merhorse is a noun meaning A mythical sea monster with a horse-like head, mane, and large eyes.

Meaning

A mythical sea monster with a horse-like head, mane, and large eyes.

More Meanings

  1. (rare) A seahorse.

Example Sentences

[…] super-otter, merhorse (a kind of sea horse), marine saurian and father-of-all-the-turtles.
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'.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include seahorse, seamare, redhorse, seahog, seahound, horseman.

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