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sea rat

sea rat noun: a fish, the chimaera.

Noun

sea rat (plural sea rats)

  1. A fish, the chimaera.
  2. A pirate.
    • And you the Neptunes of the sea; you shall / No more be sea-rats.c. 1619–22, Philip Massinger, “A Very Woman”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, published 1845, act 5, scene 1, page 461
    Synonyms:
    pirate

Synonyms of sea rat

Forms of sea rat

pluralsea rats

Questions about sea rat

What does sea rat mean?
Sea rat means a fish, the chimaera.
What part of speech is sea rat?
Sea rat is a noun.
What is the plural of sea rat?
The plural of sea rat is sea rats.

Words near sea rat in the dictionary

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  4. sea quarks
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  8. sea raven
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  10. sea reed
  11. sea rescue kit

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