sea hog

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sea hog

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From sea + hog.

noun sea hogs · sea-hog · seahog

archaic A porpoise or dolphin. "[O]ne would have judged from its motley hues, exhibiting the consistence and appearance of variegated fancy soap, that it was the flesh of the porpoise or sea-hog, and had been an inhabitant of the ocean rather than of the stye."
Similar: sea pig, seaswine, mereswine

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@misc{sea_hog_2026,
  title = {sea hog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20hog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}