mereswine

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mereswine

/ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/

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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.

noun mereswines · mereswine · mereswyne · merswine

archaic, poetic, rare A porpoise or dolphin.
Similar: sea hog, sea pig, seaswine

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mereswine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mereswine

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"mereswine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mereswine.

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@misc{mereswine_2026,
  title = {mereswine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mereswine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}