"seiche" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sɛʃ/ Forms: seiches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʃ Etymology: From Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|sēpia}} Latin sēpia, {{der|fr|grc|σηπία}} Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} seiche f (plural seiches)
  1. cuttlefish Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Mollusks
    Sense id: en-seiche-fr-noun-qF1VXjjm Disambiguation of Mollusks: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɛʃ/ Forms: seiches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʃ Etymology: From Swiss French, of uncertain origin. Possibly from German. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} seiche f (plural seiches)
  1. (hydrology) seiche Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Hydrology Categories (lifeform): Mollusks
    Sense id: en-seiche-fr-noun-ZSXtDUlX Disambiguation of Mollusks: 45 55 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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