seaswine en · NOUN
Etymology
From sea + swine. Compare sea hog. Compare also Middle English brunswyne (“porpoise”).
Meanings
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(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:
- A ballan wrasse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seaswine | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| seaswines | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sea-swine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sea swine | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Hypernyms
creature · whale · animal · vertebrate · organism · mammal · cetacean