English Explanatory Dictionary

mereswine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A porpoise or dolphin.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/

Word forms

mereswine mereswines mereswyne merswine

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

sea hog sea pig seaswine
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