seahorse
Americannoun
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any fish of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body.
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a fabled marine animal with the foreparts of a horse and the hind parts of a fish.
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a walrus.
Etymology
Origin of seahorse
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English sehors, possibly meaning “walrus”; compare German Seeross; sea ( def. ), horse
Example Sentences
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But even this strange new world isn’t beyond the reach of Evie’s siblings, who follow their sister on seahorses.
But despite its water-sensitive glues and exposed hydraulics, the seahorse completed its route intact.
From Los Angeles Times
However, BBC News also found British companies selling dried seahorses, which can only be traded in the UK if the seller can certify they were sustainably harvested.
From BBC
In college, I hung paper seahorses from the ceiling and handwrote poems which I taped below the window by my bed.
From Los Angeles Times
Last night, Lauper got a new tattoo of a seahorse on her arm.
From Los Angeles Times
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