sea horse
Britishnoun
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any marine teleost fish of the temperate and tropical genus Hippocampus, having a bony-plated body, a prehensile tail, and a horselike head and swimming in an upright position: family Syngnathidae (pipefishes)
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an archaic name for the walrus
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a fabled sea creature with the tail of a fish and the front parts of a horse
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Other ingredients include deer antlers, sea horse and sparrow brains.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2020
The male sea horse has a brood pouch that receives his mate’s eggs for fertilization and in which he nurtures the resulting offspring until birth.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2019
And a little drawing of a sea horse for a signature.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019
Superheroes who travel by sea horse never get any respect.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2018
Renzo gave the sea horse a gentle shove.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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