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pipefish


pipe·fish

P0323900 (pīp′fĭsh′)n. pl. pipefish or pipe·fish·es Any of various slim fishes of the subfamily Syngnathinae chiefly of marine waters, having a tubelike snout and an elongated body encased in bony rings.

pipefish

(ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) any of various teleost fishes of the genera Nerophis, Syngnathus, etc, having a long tubelike snout and an elongated body covered with bony plates: family Syngnathidae. Also called: needlefish

pipe•fish

(ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. any small, elongated fish of the family Syngnathidae, having a tubular snout and a covering of bony plates. [1760–70]
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Noun1.pipefish - fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony platespipefish - fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony platesneedlefishfamily Syngnathidae, Syngnathidae - pipefishesdwarf pipefish, Syngnathus hildebrandi - small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf CoastCosmocampus profundus, deepwater pipefish - a fish 8 inches long; found from eastern Florida to western Caribbeansea horse, seahorse - small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright positionteleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei

pipefish


pipefish:

see seahorseseahorse,
common name for certain small fishes of the family Syngnathidae, inhabiting warm waters but sometimes found as far north as Cape Cod. The elongated head and snout of a seahorse, flexed at right angles to the body, suggest those of a horse.
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pipefish


Related to pipefish: Syngnathidae
  • noun

Synonyms for pipefish

noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates

Synonyms

  • needlefish

Related Words

  • family Syngnathidae
  • Syngnathidae
  • dwarf pipefish
  • Syngnathus hildebrandi
  • Cosmocampus profundus
  • deepwater pipefish
  • sea horse
  • seahorse
  • teleost
  • teleost fish
  • teleostan
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