mereswine

noun
/ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/

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.

  1. inherited from *mariswīną — “dolphin, porpoise, cetacean
  2. inherited from *mariswīn
  3. inherited from mereswīn — “porpoise, dolphin
  4. inherited from mereswyn — “porpoise, dolphin
  5. inherited from mereswyn

Definitions

  1. A porpoise or dolphin.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA