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You’ve probably seen images of Singapore’s national icon, the mythical Merlion with the head of a lion and the body of a fish.
A fishy tale
The Merlion's body symbolises Singapore's humble beginnings as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which comes from the same root as the word tasek ('lake' in Malay).
Its head represents Singapore’s original name, Singapura, or ‘lion cit..
