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mereswine

/ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/

mereswine noun: a porpoise or dolphin.

Noun

mereswine (plural mereswines or mereswine)

  1. (archaic, poetic, rare) A porpoise or dolphin.

Synonyms of mereswine

Forms of mereswine

pluralmereswines
pluralmereswine
alternative Scotlandmereswyne
alternative Scotlandmerswine

Origin of mereswine

Inherited from Middle English mereswyn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Old English mereswīn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise, cetacean”). By surface analysis, mere + swine or mer- + swine.

Questions about mereswine

What does mereswine mean?
Mereswine means a porpoise or dolphin.
What part of speech is mereswine?
Mereswine is a noun.
How do you pronounce mereswine?
Mereswine is pronounced /ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/.
What is the plural of mereswine?
The plural of mereswine is mereswines.

Words near mereswine in the dictionary

  1. merestakes
  2. merestead
  3. meresteads
  4. merestone
  5. merestones
  6. mereswine
  7. mereswines
  8. meretricious
  9. meretriciously
  10. meretriciousness
  11. meretrix

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