seaswine

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seaswine

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From sea + swine. Compare sea hog. Compare also Middle English brunswyne (“porpoise”).

noun seaswines · seaswine · sea-swine · sea swine

archaic A porpoise or dolphin. The seaswine are almost always seen in troops, especially in their sexual season, which is in the month of August.
Similar: sea hog, sea pig, mereswine
A ballan wrasse.

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@misc{seaswine_2026,
  title = {seaswine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seaswine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}