"sea calf" meaning in All languages combined

See sea calf on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sea calves [plural], sea calfs [plural, proscribed], seacalf [alternative], sea-calf [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English see calf, ultimately a calque of Latin vitulus marīnus (“sea calf”). Compare French veau marin and German Seekalb. See also sea lion, porcus marīnus (“porpoise”, literally “sea pork”), rāna marīna (“anglerfish”, literally “sea frog”), bōs marīna (“sea cow, dugong”), caballus marīnus (“seahorse”), canis marīnus (“seal”, synonym of vitulus marīnus, literally “sea dog”) and Phoca vitulina. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|see calf}} Middle English see calf, {{calque|en|la|vitulus marīnus|nocap=1|nocat=1|t=sea calf}} calque of Latin vitulus marīnus (“sea calf”), {{cog|fr|veau marin}} French veau marin, {{cog|de|Seekalb}} German Seekalb Head templates: {{en-noun|sea calves|s|pl2qual=proscribed}} sea calf (plural sea calves or (proscribed) sea calfs)
  1. (obsolete) The common seal, Phoca vitulina. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Phocid seals Synonyms: harbor seal
    Sense id: en-sea_calf-en-noun-xYqiBQqX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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