English Explanatory Dictionary

seaswine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A porpoise or dolphin.
  2. A ballan wrasse.

Word forms

seaswine seaswines sea-swine sea swine

Etymology

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

Synonyms

sea hog sea pig mereswine
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