: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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The attraction is famous for introducing the world to mermaids via a variety show that includes performers swimming and dancing underwater in the country’s deepest natural spring.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
Mermaids Cove has returned as an interactive event where guests can meet performers dressed as mermaids and touch a stingray.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Those visuals included a mother wolf and her cubs, a mermaid floating underwater and CGI-Shakira crying a teardrop that turned into a shower of diamonds.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
The Poseidon and Amphitrite statue pays homage to the mythological guardians of the sea and preside over structures engineered for coral regrowth, while the interactive mermaid tail and diver selfie sculptures encourages visitors to literally see themselves as stewards of the ocean.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
Mermaids Cove has returned as an interactive event where guests can meet performers dressed as mermaids and touch a stingray.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Those visuals included a mother wolf and her cubs, a mermaid floating underwater and CGI-Shakira crying a teardrop that turned into a shower of diamonds.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
The Poseidon and Amphitrite statue pays homage to the mythological guardians of the sea and preside over structures engineered for coral regrowth, while the interactive mermaid tail and diver selfie sculptures encourages visitors to literally see themselves as stewards of the ocean.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2025
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mermaid. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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mermaid
noun
mer·maid
ˈmər-ˌmād 
: an imaginary sea creature usually represented with a woman's body and a fish's tail
Etymology
Middle English mermayde "mermaid," from mere "lake, pool, sea" and mayde "maid"
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