sea-purse

noun

The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.

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devil's pursemermaid's purseundertowsea pusssea-pusssea pursesea-poose
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Meanings

sea-purse1

nounsea-purse (plural sea-purses)

plural sea-purses · alternative sea puss · alternative sea purse

  1. The egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.

    Synonyms: devil's purse, mermaid's purse

  2. The sea bean Dioclea reflexa.

sea-purse2

nounsea-purse (plural sea-purses)

plural sea-purses

  1. alternativerareAlternative form of sea puss (“dangerous current”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe egg case of skate, shark or ratfish; a mermaid's purse.

Similar
devil's pursemermaid's purse

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

Similar
undertowsea pusssea-pusssea pursesea-poose
Broader
undertideundercurrent
Also see
devil's pursemermaid's pursesea pussundertow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

sea-purse · noun

Named because it is shaped like a small purse.

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sea-purse · noun

Alteration of sea puss.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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