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pipefish
[ pahyp-fish ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) pipe·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pipe·fish·es.
- any elongated, marine and sometimes freshwater fish species of the family Syngnathidae, having a tubular snout and covered with bony plates.
pipefish
/ ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ /
noun
- 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 calledneedlefish
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In a kind of pipefish (Solenostomus), a large pouch for retention of the eggs is formed on the belly of the female.
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