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Synonyms for sea-purse

  • noun

Most common

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

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Sea puss

sea puss, undertow, sea-poose

2. Mermaid's purse — the egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse

mermaid's purse, devil's purse

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

  2. n. 2

    The sea bean Dioclea reflexa.

Related words

Other spellings
sea purse

Forms

Plural
sea-purses → undertows, sea-pooses…

Example sentences

  • undertow Don't go swimming because the undertow is strong today.

By length

8 letters
undertow3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (undertow3 = 3 syllables).