Sea-purse
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sea-purse is a noun meaning The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.
Meaning
The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.
More Meanings
- The sea bean Dioclea reflexa.
- (rare) Alternative form of sea puss (“dangerous current”).
Word Forms
- sea-purses
- sea puss
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include purse seine, marsupite, pikeperch, surfperch, pegador, pike-perch.
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