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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea-purse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
sea-purse
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.

noun

The sea bean Dioclea reflexa.

noun

Alternative form of sea puss (“dangerous current”).

Etymology

Named because it is shaped like a small purse.

Inflected Forms

sea-purses (plural) sea puss (alternative) sea purse (alternative)

Synonyms

devil's purse mermaid's purse undertow sea puss sea-puss sea purse sea-poose

Questions

What does sea-purse mean?
The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.
Where does sea-purse come from?
Named because it is shaped like a small purse.

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