sea puss vs sea-puss

sea puss and sea-puss both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sea puss	Yes	No	No	No
sea-puss	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sea puss and sea-puss are synonyms defined as:

sea puss and sea-puss: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

Other synonyms of sea puss include sea-poose, sea-purse, sea purse, undertow.

sea puss (noun)	sea-puss (noun)
the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore	the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore