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单词 pipefish
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pipefish

noun

pipe·​fish ˈpīp-ˌfish How to pronounce pipefish (audio)
: any of various fishes (family Syngnathidae) that are related to the seahorses and have a tube-shaped snout and a long slender body covered with bony plates

Illustration of pipefish

Illustration of pipefish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Male pipefish can get pregnant and give birth, but their interest in being nurturing fathers might only last during the pregnancy. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 19 June 2022 Mustard had always wanted to capture the image of a colourful juvenile ghost pipefish but usually only found darker adults on matching feather stars. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 Male pipefish are always looking for bigger females. National Geographic, 14 June 2019 The pipefish is painted attention-getting yellow, blue and orange. Jane Margolies, New York Times, 20 June 2018 In August, work will begin at Pier 26, at North Moore Street in TriBeCa, and will include the creation of an environmentally themed playground centered on two large-scale sturgeon from the same company that made the Chelsea playground’s pipefish. Jane Margolies, New York Times, 20 June 2018 Fish Feeding Time: Get close to crabs and see flounder, perch and pipefish. Kathy Bennett, The Mercury News, 14 June 2017 Feeding Time: Get close to crabs and see flounder, perch and pipefish. Kathy Bennett, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined above

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