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- mermaid tavern/ˈmɜː.meɪd ˈtæ.vən/A specific, historically famous tavern in London (c. 1415–1666) known as a meeting place for the 'Fraternity of Sireniacal Gentlemen,' including prominent literary figures like William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Sir Walter Raleigh.nounVery Low (C2/Historic/Literary)
- mermaid weed/ˈmɜː.meɪd wiːd/A semi-aquatic or aquatic flowering plant, commonly referring to plants of the genus Proserpinaca, with finely divided, thread-like leaves resembling a mermaid's hair.nounLow
- mermaid's purse/ˈmɜː.meɪdz pɜːs/The tough, protective egg case of certain cartilaginous fish, such as sharks, skates, and rays.nounLow
- mermaid's wineglass/ˈmɜː.meɪdz ˈwaɪn.ɡlɑːs/A marine organism, specifically a single-celled green alga (genus Acetabularia) that resembles a tiny, delicate, stemmed wine glass.nounVery low
- merman/ˈmɜːmæn/A mythical creature with the upper body of a man and the tail of a fish; the male equivalent of a mermaid.nounC1 / Low-Frequency
- merneptah/mɜːˈnɛptɑː/Proper noun: name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, son of Ramesses II, who ruled from c. 1213 to 1203 BCE.nounVery Low
- meroe/mɪə/Used to emphasize how small or insignificant something or someone is.nounB2
- merogony/mɪˈrɒɡəni/The development of an embryo from a fragment of an egg cell that lacks the nucleus, often achieved artificially.nounVery Low (Academic/Technical)
- meroite/ˌmɛrəʊˈɪtɪk/Relating to the ancient kingdom of Meroë, its people, culture, or language.nounVery Rare
- meronym/ˈmɛr.ə.nɪm/A word that denotes a part of a whole.nounC2
- merope/ˈmɛrəpiː/A proper noun; one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, often the faintest star or considered the 'lost Pleiad'.nounVery Low
- meropia/mɛˈrəʊ.pɪ.ə/Partial blindness or incomplete loss of vision.nounExtremely rare / Technical
- meroplankton/ˌmɛrə(ʊ)ˈplaŋktən/Planktonic organisms that spend only part of their life cycle (e.g., larval or juvenile stages) as plankton, eventually developing into benthic (seafloor) or nektonic (swimming) adults.nounVery Low
- merops/ˈmɛrɒps/Any bird of the genus Merops, comprising the bee-eaters; small, colourful Old World birds that feed on flying insects.nounExtremely rare/technical
- meros/ˈmɪərɒs/A component part, portion, or share of something.nounVery Rare / Technical
- merovingian/ˌmɛrə(ʊ)ˈvɪn(d)ʒ(ɪ)ən/Relating to the first Frankish dynasty, founded by Clovis I, that ruled parts of what are now France and Germany from the 5th to the 8th century AD.adjectivenounVery Low / C2
- merozoite/ˌmɛrə(ʊ)ˈzəʊʌɪt/A stage in the life cycle of certain parasitic protozoans (like malaria parasites), formed from the division of a schizont, which invades new red blood cells.nounVery Low / Technical
- merriam/ˈmɛr.i.əm/A proper noun, most famously the surname in 'Merriam-Webster', the renowned American dictionary publisher.nounLow (as a common noun), Medium-High (when referring to the dictionary brand in certain contexts)
- merrick/ˈmɛrɪk/A term primarily used as a surname or proper noun, historically for a type of stone used in building or as an archaic term for a sea mark or boundary.nounVery low (obsolete/rare/proper noun)
- merrill/ˈmɛr.əl/A proper noun, primarily a surname or given name, of English origin.nounLow (as a proper noun, frequency depends entirely on the named entity).
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