- Sea purse
- Sea purse Sea" purse` (s[=e]" p[^u]rs`). (Zo["o]l.) The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sea purse
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sea purse — sea′ purse n. ich the horny egg case of certain rays and sharks … From formal English to slang
sea purse — n. a horny egg case or egg capsule produced by certain rays and sharks … English World dictionary
sea purse — noun the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore • Syn: ↑undertow, ↑sea puss, ↑sea puss, ↑sea purse, ↑sea poose • Hypernyms: ↑undertide, ↑undercurrent * * * … Useful english dictionary
sea-purse — noun the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore • Syn: ↑undertow, ↑sea puss, ↑sea puss, ↑sea purse, ↑sea poose • Hypernyms: ↑undertide, ↑undercurrent … Useful english dictionary
sea purse — mermaid s purse (an egg case of an Elasmobranchii, usually oblong with horns or tendrils) … Dictionary of ichthyology
sea purse — the horny egg case of certain rays and sharks. [1800 10] * * * … Universalium
sea purse — /ˈsi pɜs/ (say see pers) noun the horny egg case of certain rays and sharks …
Sea barrow — Sea bar row (Zo[ o]l.) A sea purse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea pincushion — Sea pin cush ion (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A sea purse. (b) A pentagonal starfish. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea-pouce — variant of sea purse (sense 4) … Useful english dictionary
