mermaid's purse

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• Mermaid's purse — Mermaid s purses (also known as Devil s Purses) are the normally empty egg cases of skates, sharks and rays. They are among the objects which are washed in by the sea, and can be found at the shore, at the furthest point of the high tide.The size …   Wikipedia

• mermaid's-purse — /mɜmeɪdz ˈpɜs/ (say mermaydz pers) noun → sea purse …  

• mermaid's purse — an egg case of an Elasmobranchii, usually oblong with horns or tendrils …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• mermaid's purse — the horny or leathery egg case of certain cartilaginous fishes, as skates. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

• mermaid's purse — noun The egg case of a cartilaginous fish …   Wiktionary

• mermaid's purse — noun the horny egg case of a skate, ray, or small shark …   English new terms dictionary

• mermaid's purse — noun : the dark horny or leathery egg case of various skates or other elasmobranch fishes …   Useful english dictionary

• mermaid's pinbox — mermaid s purse …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Purse (disambiguation) — A purse is a large or small handbag in American English, and a small money container similar to a wallet in British English.Purse may also refer to: * Samaritan s Purse, a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization * Purse seine, a type …   Wikipedia

• marmaid's purse — mermaid s purse (Scottish dialect) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• sailor's purse — mermaid s purse (an egg case of an Elasmobranchii, usually oblong with horns or tendrils) …   Dictionary of ichthyology