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sea hog

sea hog noun: a porpoise or dolphin.

Noun

sea hog (plural sea hogs)

  1. (archaic) A porpoise or dolphin.
    • "[O]ne would have judged from its motley hues, exhibiting the consistence and appearance of variegated fancy soap, that it was the flesh of the porpoise or sea-hog, and had been an inhabitant of the ocean rather than of the stye."1890, Willis J. Abbot, chapter 24, in The Naval History of the United States, volume 1
    • The story of the transformation of the mariners is supposed by Bochart to have been founded on the adventure of certain merchants from the coast of Etruria, whose vessel had the figure of a dolphin at the prow, or rather of the fish called ‘tursio,’ probably the porpoise, or sea-hog.1899, Henry Thomas Riley (translator), Ovid (author), The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Book 3, Fable 8 (translator's explanation)

Synonyms of sea hog

Forms of sea hog

pluralsea hogs
alternative formsea-hog
alternative formseahog

Origin of sea hog

From sea + hog.

Questions about sea hog

What does sea hog mean?
Sea hog means a porpoise or dolphin.
What part of speech is sea hog?
Sea hog is a noun.
What is the plural of sea hog?
The plural of sea hog is sea hogs.

Words near sea hog in the dictionary

  1. sea hedgehogs
  2. sea hen
  3. sea hens
  4. sea hibiscus
  5. sea hibiscuses
  6. sea hog
  7. sea hogs
  8. sea hollies
  9. sea holly
  10. sea holm
  11. sea holms

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