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sea-purse
sea-purse Also (in sense 4) sea-pouce, -puss, -poose. 1. A zoophyte of the genus Alcyonium. ? Obs.1806 W. Turton Linn. Syst. Nat. IV. 653 Alcyonium Bursa..Sea Purse. 2. The horny egg-case of a skate, ray, or shark; a mermaid's purse.1856 Eng. Cycl., Nat. Hist. IV. 530 The young [of Skates] are depos...
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mermaid
mermaid (ˈmɜːmeɪd) Forms: 4–9 mer-, 5 meer-, 5–6 mar-, 5–7 mere-, 6 meyr(e)-, mayr-, 6–7 mear(e)-, 6–8 mare-, mair-, 7 meir- (see forms of maid n.); also 8 mermade. [f. mere n.1 + maid; cf. OE. męrew{iacu}f and mermin; also G. meerjungfrau, meerfräulein.] 1. a. An imaginary species of beings, more o...
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shark
▪ I. shark, n.1 (ʃɑːk) Also 6–7 sharke. [Of obscure origin. The word seems to have been introduced by the sailors of Captain (afterwards Sir John) Hawkins's expedition, who brought home a specimen which was exhibited in London in 1569. The source from which they obtained the word has not been ascert...
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