sea purse

A form of sea-purse — The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.

Meanings

nounsea purse (plural sea purses)

plural sea purses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sea-purse.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of sea puss.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

sea purse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20purse

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea purse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20purse.

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