pipefish

English

Etymology

pipe +‎ fish

Noun

pipefish (plural pipefishes or pipefish)

1. A small fish of the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.

Derived terms

• ghost pipefish (Solenostomus spp.)

Translations

small fish

• Catalan: agulleta (ca) f
• Irish: snáthaid mhara f
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• Russian: морска́я игла́ f (morskája iglá)
• Spanish: pez aguja m