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seaswine

seaswine noun: a porpoise or dolphin.

Noun

seaswine (plural seaswines or seaswine)

  1. (archaic) A porpoise or dolphin.
    • The seaswine are almost always seen in troops, especially in their sexual season, which is in the month of August.1828, John Davidson Godman, American natural history
  2. A ballan wrasse.

Synonyms of seaswine

Forms of seaswine

pluralseaswines
pluralseaswine
alternative formsea-swine
alternative formsea swine

Origin of seaswine

From sea + swine. Compare sea hog. Compare also Middle English brunswyne (“porpoise”).

Questions about seaswine

What does seaswine mean?
Seaswine means a porpoise or dolphin.
What part of speech is seaswine?
Seaswine is a noun.
What is the plural of seaswine?
The plural of seaswine is seaswines.

Words near seaswine in the dictionary

  1. seastrand
  2. seastrands
  3. seasure
  4. seasures
  5. seaswept
  6. seaswine
  7. seaswines
  8. seat
  9. seat at the table
  10. seat back
  11. seat backs

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