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sea purse
noun
- the horny egg case of certain rays and sharks.
sea purse
noun
- a tough horny envelope containing fertilized eggs, produced by the female of certain sharks and skates Also calledmermaid's purse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sea purse1
First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences
Several of the bladder-wracks or "sea-grapes" will dry nicely, as also will the egg cases of the whelk and the "sea purses" and "skate barrows," really the egg bags of the dogfish and skate.
From Project Gutenberg
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