seahorse

American  

[see-hawrs] / ˈsiˌhɔrs /

Or sea horse

noun

1. any fish of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body.

2. a fabled marine animal with the foreparts of a horse and the hind parts of a fish.

3. a walrus.

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Etymology

Origin of seahorse

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English sehors, possibly meaning “walrus”; compare German Seeross; sea ( def. ), horse

Example Sentences

However, BBC News also found British companies selling dried seahorses, which can only be traded in the UK if the seller can certify they were sustainably harvested.

From BBC

In college, I hung paper seahorses from the ceiling and handwrote poems which I taped below the window by my bed.

From Los Angeles Times

Last night, Lauper got a new tattoo of a seahorse on her arm.

From Los Angeles Times

It said the site supported specialised communities of animals, seaweeds and the rare short-snouted seahorse.

From BBC

Creating marine protected areas for Australian seahorses, for example, had meant more of them were eaten as their natural predators' populations had increased.

From BBC