n. [ G., lit., sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. Mere a lake, and Scum. ] 1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a meerschaum pipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

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Ausnahmeerscheiunung { f }

nonpareil

Meerschaum { m }

meerschaum

Meerstrandläufer { m } [ ornith. ]

Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)

Meerscharbe { f } [ ornith. ]

Pelagic Cormorant

Rotmeerschwalbe { f } [ ornith. ]

Red Sea Cliff Swallow

Atlantischer Flugfisch; Meerschwalbe { f } [ zool. ]

Flying fish

Europäische Meersau { f }; Grober Drachenkopf [ zool. ]

Large-scaled scorpion fish

Meerschweinchen { n } [ zool. ] | Meerschweinchen { pl }

guinea pig | guinea pigs

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