"seaswine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seaswines [plural], seaswine [plural], sea-swine [alternative], sea swine [alternative]
Etymology: From sea + swine. Compare sea hog. Compare also Middle English brunswyne (“porpoise”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|sea|swine}} sea + swine, {{noncog|enm|brunswyn|brunswyne|t=porpoise}} Middle English brunswyne (“porpoise”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|seaswine}} seaswine (plural seaswines or seaswine)
  1. (archaic) A porpoise. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-seaswine-en-noun-Iwev0GPj
  2. A ballan wrasse. Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans
    Sense id: en-seaswine-en-noun-lesWIHRk Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

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Alternative forms

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