"morse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɔːs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-morse.wav Forms: morses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːs Etymology: From Middle French mors, from Latin morsus (“bite; clasp”), from mordere (“to bite”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|mors}} Middle French mors, {{der|en|la|morsus||bite; clasp}} Latin morsus (“bite; clasp”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} morse (plural morses)
  1. A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative. Categories (lifeform): Pinnipeds
    Sense id: en-morse-en-noun-Xx8P6YlR Disambiguation of Pinnipeds: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mɔːs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-morse.wav Forms: morses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːs Etymology: Uncertain. Compare Russian морж (morž, “walrus”), Sami morša, Finnish mursu (all attested later). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{cog|ru|морж||walrus}} Russian морж (morž, “walrus”), {{cog|smi}} Sami, {{cog|fi|mursu}} Finnish mursu Head templates: {{en-noun}} morse (plural morses)
  1. (now rare) A walrus. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-morse-en-noun-axacnWO2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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