Mereswine

//ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A porpoise or dolphin. archaic, poetic, rare

Synonyms

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dolphindolphinporpoiseseaswine

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mereswyn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Old English mereswīn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise, cetacean”). By surface analysis, mere + swine or mer- + swine.

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sea pig

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