syngnathidn.adj.
/ˈsɪŋɡnəθɪd/ Zoology.
A. n.
Any fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae; a syngnathous fish.
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1904 G. A. Boulenger in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VII. xxii. 635 One of the most remarkable types of Syngnathids is Phyllopteryx, from Australia.
1959 Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 29 465 From this table it will be noted that the abdominal-pouch syngnathids (Gastrophori) do not have a sealed pouch equivalent to the tail-pouch Hippocampus (Urophori).
1984 J. S. Nelson Fishes of World (ed. 2) 252 Syngnathids are usually confined to shallow water.
B. adj.
Syngnathous.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks) > [adjective] > belonging to Syngnathidae
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syngnathid1967
1967 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 5 493 Special mention must be made of two syngnathid species.
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