sea horse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see hawrs]
- /si hɔrs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see hawrs]
- /si hɔrs/

Definitions of sea horse words

noun sea horse 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. 1
noun sea horse a fabled marine animal with the foreparts of a horse and the hind parts of a fish. 1
noun sea horse a walrus. 1
noun sea horse any marine teleost fish of the temperate and tropical genus Hippocampus, having a bony-plated body, a prehensile tail, and a horselike head and swimming in an upright position: family Syngnathidae (pipefishes) 0
noun sea horse a fabled sea creature with the tail of a fish and the front parts of a horse 0
noun sea horse any of a genus (Hippocampus) of small, semitropical, marine bony fishes of the same family (Syngnathidae, order Gasterosteiformes) as the pipefishes, having a slender prehensile tail, plated body, and a head and foreparts somewhat suggestive of those of a horse: it normally swims in an upright position, and the male incubates the eggs in a pouch in his abdomen 0

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Origin of sea horse

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English sehors walrus; compare German Seepferd

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sea horse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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