"seawolf" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: seawolves [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sēwolf, from Old English *sǣwulf, equivalent to sea + wolf. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sewolf|sēwolf}} Middle English sēwolf, {{inh|en|ang|*sǣwulf}} Old English *sǣwulf, {{compound|en|sea|wolf}} sea + wolf Head templates: {{en-noun|seawolves}} seawolf (plural seawolves)
  1. A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus. Categories (lifeform): Zoarcoid fish Translations (Anarhichas lupus): labrik (Albanian), steinbítur [masculine] (Faroese), merikissa (Finnish), kissakala (Finnish), zębacz [masculine] (Polish), зуба́тка (zubátka) [feminine] (Russian), havskatt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-seawolf-en-noun-H7x3Ekei Disambiguation of Zoarcoid fish: 85 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Middle English links with redundant target parameters: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'Anarhichas lupus': 93 7
  2. Any of various dangerous people and animals that attack at sea.
    Sense id: en-seawolf-en-noun-8RDONVSy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Atlantic wolffish, Atlantic catfish, ocean catfish, sea cat Related terms: seadog

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