Animals that were once mistaken for mermaids Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MANATEES Animals that were once mistaken for mermaids (8) USA Today Mar 29, 2024
3% ERR Be mistaken (3) Commuter Dec 22, 2025
3% LLAMA Animal often mistaken for an alpaca (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
3% MANATEE Animal traditionally mistaken for a mermaid. (7)
2% AGAIN Once more (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 30, 2025
2% S Thailand, once (1) USA Today Quick Dec 27, 2025
2% SIAM Thailand, once (4) USA Today Quick Dec 27, 2025
2% SEA Mermaid's realm (3)
2% WAS Once lived (3) The Washington Post Mini Dec 24, 2025
2% UPON "Once ___ a time …" (4) New York Times Dec 23, 2025

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