pipefish

[ pahyp-fish ]

noun

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

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

pipefish

/ ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. 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 Syngnathidae Also calledneedlefish

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipefish¹

First recorded in 1760–70; pipe ¹ + fish

Example Sentences

In a kind of pipefish (Solenostomus), a large pouch for retention of the eggs is formed on the belly of the female.

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