"mereswine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/ Forms: mereswines [plural], mereswine [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English mereswyn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Old English mereswīn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise, cetacean”). By surface analysis, mere + swine or mer- + swine. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|mereswyn||porpoise, dolphin|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English mereswyn (“porpoise, dolphin”), {{inh+|en|enm|mereswyn|t=porpoise, dolphin}} Inherited from Middle English mereswyn (“porpoise, dolphin”), {{inh|en|ang|mereswīn|t=porpoise, dolphin}} Old English mereswīn (“porpoise, dolphin”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*mariswīn}} Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*mariswīną|t=dolphin, porpoise, cetacean}} Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise, cetacean”), {{surf|en|mere#Etymology_1|swine#Etymology_1}} By surface analysis, mere + swine, {{af|en|mer-|swine}} mer- + swine Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mereswine}} mereswine (plural mereswines or mereswine)
  1. (rare, poetic, archaic) A porpoise or dolphin. Tags: archaic, poetic, rare Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans Synonyms: mereswyne, merswine [Scotland] Hypernyms: cetacean, whale Hyponyms: dolphin, porpoise

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