pipefish

Noun

Meaning

Any lophobranch fish of the genus Siphostoma, or Syngnathus, and allied genera, having a long and very slender angular body, covered with bony plates. The mouth is small, at the end of a long, tubular snout. The male has a pouch on his belly, in which the incubation of the eggs takes place.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

needlefish gar walrus lamprey seahorse catfish eel garfish billfish sea horse oarfish garpike hippocampus teleost hagfish
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Hypernyms

teleost teleostan teleost fish

Hyponyms

seahorse sea horse Cosmocampus profundus deepwater pipefish dwarf pipefish syngnathus hildebrandi

Phrases with the word

ghost pipefish long-snout pipefish whitenose pipefish

Derivatives

pipefishes

Close letter words and terms

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