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sea hogs

sea hogs is the plural of sea hog.

Meaning of sea hog

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

Questions about sea hogs

What is sea hogs the plural of?
Sea hogs is the plural of sea hog.

Words near sea hogs in the dictionary

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

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