pipefish

[ pahyp-fish ]

/ ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) pipe·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pipe·fish·es.

any elongated, marine and sometimes freshwater fish species of the family Syngnathidae, having a tubular snout and covered with bony plates.

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Origin of pipefish

First recorded in 1760–70; pipe¹ + fish

Words nearby pipefish

pipe cleaner, pipe cutter, piped music, pipe down, pipe dream, pipefish, pipe fitter, pipe fitting, pipeful, pipe jacking, pipe-layer

How to use pipefish in a sentence

In a kind of pipefish (Solenostomus), a large pouch for retention of the eggs is formed on the belly of the female.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for pipefish

pipefish

/ (ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any of various teleost fishes of the genera Nerophis, Syngnathus, etc, having a long tubelike snout and an elongated body covered with bony plates: family SyngnathidaeAlso called: needlefish

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