"sea cat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea cats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea cat (plural sea cats)
  1. (Caribbean) An octopus (Octopoda spp.). Tags: Caribbean Categories (lifeform): Cephalopods
    Sense id: en-sea_cat-en-noun-2uO87Tcc Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 29 6 11 9 11 34 Categories (other): Caribbean English
  2. Any marine catfish. Categories (lifeform): Catfish
    Sense id: en-sea_cat-en-noun-OK8xrjRi Disambiguation of Catfish: 6 43 5 24 5 16
  3. A wolffish (Anarhichadidae spp.). Categories (lifeform): Cephalopods
    Sense id: en-sea_cat-en-noun-BWVwv377 Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 29 6 11 9 11 34
  4. A chimaera (type of fish (Holocephali spp.)).
    Sense id: en-sea_cat-en-noun-bYn-J2Si
  5. (Scotland) A common or harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Cephalopods
    Sense id: en-sea_cat-en-noun-orSZk12Q Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 29 6 11 9 11 34 Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: sea cats [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Spanish gato marino. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|es|gato marino}} Calque of Spanish gato marino Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea cat (plural sea cats)
  1. A marine otter (Lontra felina). Categories (lifeform): Cephalopods, Mustelids
    Sense id: en-sea_cat-en-noun-EZxNniGC Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 29 6 11 9 11 34 Disambiguation of Mustelids: 11 9 11 9 10 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 9 13 10 14 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 5 16 12 14 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 10 15 12 13 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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