"sea rat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea rats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea rat (plural sea rats)
  1. A fish, the chimaera. Categories (topical): Nautical occupations Categories (lifeform): Chimaeras (fish)
    Sense id: en-sea_rat-en-noun-W6AHVDX2 Disambiguation of Nautical occupations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Chimaeras (fish): 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. A pirate. Synonyms (pirate): pirate
    Sense id: en-sea_rat-en-noun-Hf2pMcEg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'pirate': 0 100

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