merfolk

legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish
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merfolk

Summary

merfolk ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (856 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • merfolk is a type of water spirit[2].
  • merfolk is a type of mythical human-animal hybrid[3].
  • merfolk is a type of legendary figure[4].
  • merfolk's Commons category is recorded as Merfolk[5].
  • merfolk's said to be the same as is recorded as triton[6].
  • merfolk is the opposite of fish with human legs[7].
  • merfolk's Unicode character is recorded as 🧜‍[8].
  • merfolk comprises human torso[9].
  • merfolk comprises fin[10].
  • merfolk's different from is recorded as merfolk in a work of fiction[11].
  • merfolk's has part is recorded as mermaid[12].
  • merfolk's has part is recorded as merman[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include water spirit[2], mythical human-animal hybrid[3], and legendary figure[4]. merfolk is the opposite of fish with human legs[7].

Use and Application

Components include human torso[9] and fin[10].

Why It Matters

merfolk ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (856 views/month).[1] merfolk is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  1. 4w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Subclass of water spirit, mythical human-animal hybrid, legendary figure
    Said to be the same as triton
    Has part(s) human torso, fin
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q107246611]]"
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