syngnathous

English

Adjective

syngnathous (not comparable)

1. (ichthyology) Relating to the order Syngnathiformes (sometimes suborder Syngnathoidei or Syngnathi) of pipefishes and close relatives.
   • 1871, Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, page 210:

     This will not appear utterly incredible, if we reflect that the males of syngnathous fishes receive the eggs of the females in their pouches , hatch them, and afterward nourish the young.

References

• “Syngnathi”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.