mermaid's purse


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mer·maid's purse

(mûr′mādz′)
n.
The rectangular leathery egg case of certain elasmobranch fishes, especially the skates, often found washed up on beaches. Also called sea purse.
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mermaid's purse

n
(Zoology) another name for sea purse
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