seahorse

or sea horse

[ see-hawrs ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seahorse¹

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

Example Sentences

We could trace where the seahorses came from and target protection efforts to those areas.

From Nautilus

After we shot the film, Tim found repetitions of the Seahorse Smile elsewhere in the painting.

From The Daily Beast

In the film, you show Tim discovering one of these distortions: the Seahorse Smile.

From The Daily Beast

At the same time, as if this were all her business on the Continent, the boat shoved off and was headed for the Seahorse.

From Project Gutenberg

But at that very moment they had all they could do to claw off the land and save the Thunderer from the fate of the Seahorse.

From Project Gutenberg

Señor Posnansky pins his faith to a small dried seahorse once given him by a Titicaca fisherman.

From Project Gutenberg

Probably Señor Posnansky's seahorse was brought from the ocean by some particularly enterprising trader.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a rather imposing fountain, with a Neptune in bronze riding a seahorse, with nymphs on dolphins in attendance.

From Project Gutenberg