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A mermaid is a folkloric animal with a female human head and torso and a fish's tail (if it's male, it's called a merman) which inhabits the water. Some sailors claim to have seen mermaids; what they actually saw are probably manatees.
A mermaid-like creature having two tails is a melusine.
See Folklore
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