Editing Merman (section)

{{Short description|Legendary aquatic man-like being}}
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{{Infobox mythical creature
|name=Merman
|image=File:A Crowned Merman - Arthur Rackham.jpg
|caption=''A Crowned Merman'', by [[Arthur Rackham]]
|Grouping=Mythological
|Sub_Grouping=[[Water spirit]]
|Country=Worldwide
}}
A '''merman''' ({{plural form}}: '''mermen'''; also merlad or merboy in youth), the male counterpart of the mythical female [[mermaid]], is a [[legendary creature]] which is [[human]] from the waist up and [[fish]]-like from the waist down, but may assume normal human shape. Sometimes mermen are described as hideous and other times as handsome.