Sea pig
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Sea pig — may refer to:* Scotoplanes , a genus of deep sea holothurians (sea cucumbers) commonly called Sea pigs * some species of porpoise or dolphin or dugong * an animal in medieval texts with uncertain identity (porcus marinus) … Wikipedia
sea-pig — seaˈ pig noun 1. A porpoise 2. A dolphin 3. A dugong • • • Main Entry: ↑sea … Useful english dictionary
sea pig — noun 1. a. : porpoise, dolphin b. : dugong 2. : a buoy or spar towed by a ship in a fog to guide a following ship … Useful english dictionary
sea serpent — Synonyms and related words: Loch Ness monster, alevin, benthon, benthos, cetacean, dolphin, fingerling, fish, fry, game fish, grilse, kipper, man eater, man eating shark, marine animal, minnow, minny, nekton, panfish, plankton, porpoise, salmon,… … Moby Thesaurus
pig — (n.) probably from O.E. *picg, found in compounds, ultimate origin unknown. Originally young pig (the word for adults was swine). Another Old English word for pig was fearh, related to furh furrow, from PIE *perk dig, furrow (Cf. L. porc us pig,… … Etymology dictionary
Pig — Taxobox name = Pig image width = 250px image caption = A sow and her piglet. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Theria infraclassis = Eutheria ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Suidae subfamilia = Suinae genus = Sus… … Wikipedia
Sea cucumber (food) — For the class of animals commonly known as sea cucumbers, see Holothuroidea. Sea cucumber (food) Chinese name Traditional Chinese … Wikipedia
Pig War (Serbia) — The term Pig War is used to refer to an economic conflict (1906 1909) in which the Habsburg Empire imposed a customs blockade on Serbia. It is known as the Customs War (Serbian: Царински рат or Carinski rat ) in Serbia. Background At the… … Wikipedia
Sea pike — Pike Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pig catcher — madrague (a trap used for tuna in the Mediterranean Sea) … Dictionary of ichthyology
