merlad means A young male merperson, male equivalent of mermaid. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From mer- + lad.
noun
- A young male merperson, male equivalent of mermaid“The merlad and merlass watched the sphere for a moment and with a flick of their shiny tails, vanished again.”