sea purse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see purs]
- /si pɜrs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see purs]
- /si pɜrs/

Definitions of sea purse words

noun sea purse the horny egg case of certain rays and sharks. 1
noun sea purse a tough horny envelope containing fertilized eggs, produced by the female of certain sharks and skates 0
noun sea purse a horny egg case or egg capsule produced by certain rays and sharks 0

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Origin of sea purse

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Sea purse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sea purse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sea purse usage trend in Literature

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