mereswine
mereswine · mereswines · mereswine
A porpoise or dolphinA porpoise or dolphin.
/ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, poetic, rare)A porpoise or dolphin.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English mereswyn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Old English mereswīn (“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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Forms
plural: mereswines / mereswine| Singular | mereswine |
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| Plural | mereswines / mereswine |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular