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mermaid's purse

mermaid's purse

The leathery egg case of certain sharks or rays, sometimes washed ashore after the young animal has hatched.

All languages

English
mermaid's purse
Norwegian
havfruepung
Japanese
サメやエイの卵殻 — さめやえいのらんかく — sameyaeinorankaku
Korean
상어나 가오리의 알집 — sangeona gaoriui aljip
Spanish
cápsula de huevo de tiburón o raya
French
bourse de sirène
German
Eikapsel eines Hais oder Rochens

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