Phrase guide

sea hare

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any member of the order Aplysiamorpha or Anaspidea, large marine gastropod molluscs with a soft internal shell made of protein.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aplysia punctata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gastropod, univalve

History

Etymology

From their marine habitat and a pair of rhinophores that resemble a rabbit's ears.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: lepur deti — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Breton: buoc'h-vor — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Catalan: llebre de mar — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Dutch: zeehaas — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • French: lièvre de mer — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Galician: bigornia — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • German: Seehase — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Hawaiian: kualakai — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Italian: lepre marina — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Japanese: アメフラシ (amefurashi) — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Navajo: chʼoshłóóʼ bideetsohígíí — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjøhare — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Polish: zając morski — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Spanish: liebre de mar — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Swedish: sjöhare — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Vietnamese: thỏ biển — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Vietnamese: bún mẹ — large marine gastropod mollusc
  • Welsh: môr-geinach — large marine gastropod mollusc