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sea cat¹

noun sea cats

  1. Caribbean An octopus (Octopoda spp.).
  2. Any marine catfish.
  3. A wolffish (Anarhichadidae spp.).
  4. A chimaera (type of fish (Holocephali spp.)).
  5. Scotland A common or harbor seal (Phoca vitulina).

sea cat²

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Calque of Spanish gato marino.

noun sea cats

  1. A marine otter (Lontra felina).

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@misc{sea_cat_2026,
  title = {sea cat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20cat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}