sea purse

sea purse

n. See mermaid's purse.

sea purse

n (Zoology) a tough horny envelope containing fertilized eggs, produced by the female of certain sharks and skates. Also called: mermaid's purse

sea′ purse`

n. the horny egg case of certain rays and sharks.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.sea purse - the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shoresea puss, sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss, undertowundertide, undercurrent - a current below the surface of a fluid