seahorse
noun
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.
seahorses
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pluralof seahorse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The other tanks, for Marcellus and the seahorses and the wolf eels, were on a stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Thousands of birds and seahorses were killed as a result, ecologist Vladyslav Belinsky said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
But even this strange new world isn’t beyond the reach of Evie’s siblings, who follow their sister on seahorses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Mr Garrick-Maidment says that, kilo for kilo, seahorses are currently worth as much as silver and warned further price rises could mean they are fished to extinction.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
“We will march into the sea and out again. Under the waves we will ride seahorses, and mermaids will blow seashells to announce our coming, oh, oh, oh.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
