mereswine

M3E1R1E1S1W4I1N1E1
/ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/

noun

A porpoise or dolphin.

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sea hogsea pigseaswine
OriginMiddle English mereswyn ← Old English mereswīn ← Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn →
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Meanings

nounmereswine (plural mereswines or mereswine)

plural mereswines · alternative Scotland mereswyne · alternative Scotland merswine

  1. archaicpoeticrareA porpoise or dolphin.

    Synonyms: sea hog, sea pig, seaswine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA porpoise or dolphin.

Similar
sea hogsea pigseaswine
Also see
dolphinphocoenidporpoisesea hogsea pigseaswine

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*mariswīną“dolphin, porpoise, cetacean”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*mariswīn
  3. Old Englishmereswīn“porpoise, dolphin”
  4. Middle Englishmereswyn“porpoise, dolphin”
  5. Englishmereswine

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.

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APA

mereswine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mereswine

MLA

“mereswine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mereswine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mereswine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mereswine.

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