devil's purse

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English

devil's purse (skate egg case)

Noun

devil 's purse (plural devil's purses)

The egg case of some sharks, skates, and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes).

Synonyms

(egg case): mermaid's purse, sea-purse

Further reading

Egg case (Chondrichthyes) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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