deepwater pipefish
- noun
- /ˈdiːpwɔːtər ˈpaɪpfɪʃ/
- US
:
pez pipa de aguas profundas
- The deepwater pipefish is often seen swimming near seagrass beds in the Caribbean.
Examples
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Researchers discovered a new breeding site for the deepwater pipefish off the coast of Florida.
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The aquarium displays a variety of marine species, including the rare deepwater pipefish.
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The deepwater pipefish is often found near coral reefs.
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Have you ever seen a deepwater pipefish in the wild?
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Researchers discovered a new breeding site for the deepwater pipefish off the coast of Florida.
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The deepwater pipefish is often seen swimming near seagrass beds in the Caribbean.
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The aquarium displays a variety of marine species, including the rare deepwater pipefish.
Synonyms
A pipefish about eight inches long that lives in warm waters from eastern Florida to the western Caribbean
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'deepwater' (living in very deep water) with 'pipefish' (a long-snouted fish): it denotes a pipefish that lives in deep water. This is a straightforward noun–noun compound following common compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Deepwater pipefish combines deepwater, meaning it lives in deep sea, and pipefish, a name for fish that look like thin pipes; picture a long, thin fish with a tube-like mouth living in deep water. So the name means 'a small sea fish with a long, tube-like body and snout'.
