"mermaid's purse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mermaid's purses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mermaid's purse (plural mermaid's purses)
  1. The egg case of a skate, shark or ratfish. Wikipedia link: mermaid's purse Synonyms: devil's purse, sailor's purse, sea-purse Translations (the egg case of a cartilaginous fish): bourse [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), bourse au dgiâbl'ye [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), chiviéthe à bras [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), crapaud d'mé [Jersey, masculine] (Norman)
    Sense id: en-mermaid's_purse-en-noun-SGsZrMXA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Norman translations

Inflected forms

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